[GHC] #11696: Windows Install Makes Unnecessary/Incorrect PATH Changes

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#11696: Windows Install Makes Unnecessary/Incorrect PATH Changes
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        Reporter:  AlexAndrews       |                Owner:
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  None              |              Version:  7.10.3
      Resolution:  invalid           |             Keywords:  path
                                     |  environment variable install
Operating System:  Windows           |         Architecture:  x86
 Type of failure:  Other             |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by AlexAndrews):

 Replying to [comment:2 gershomb]:
 > Closing this as invalid as it is an HP issue, which in general should be
 reported here: https://github.com/haskell/haskell-platform
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 > That said, these two directories are not places that the platform
 installer itself creates or installs things to. They are, however, the
 directories that cabal will create and install things to by default when
 you `cabal install` an executable , and thus the platform installer
 (correctly) adds them to your path as a convenience. We can document this
 behavior further, but I see no need to change it.

 Fair enough, but having asked where Haskell should be installed, the HP
 should also ask where to locate the directories that `cabal install` will
 use.  I will submit an HP ticket on the URL you provided.

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