[Hackage] #429: Strange error that seems related to repos field in config

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#429: Strange error that seems related to repos field in config
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  Reporter:  waern          |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:         
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  1.6.0.1
  Severity:  normal         |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  normal         |   Ghcversion:  6.10.1 
  Platform:                 |  
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 I'm reporting this although I don't really know what the problem is.

 I installed cabal-install using GHC 6.10.1. When I tried to use it, it
 complained that the it couldn't open the file 'Ê', or some other strange,
 seemingly random, one-character long file name. An strace revealed that
 just before trying to open the file it reads the repos: field from the
 config file in ~/.cabal. That field was set to
 "hackage.haskell.org:http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive". I tried
 removing the initial "hackage.haskell.org:", and them cabal-install works.

 Not sure what this is, but I couldn't find something about it in the bug
 tracker after a quick search.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/429>
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