[Hackage] #291: cabal-install cannot re-install itself on windows

Hackage trac at galois.com
Tue Jun 10 14:56:34 EDT 2008


#291: cabal-install cannot re-install itself on windows
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  Reporter:  duncan              |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect              |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:         
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.2.3.0
  Severity:  normal              |   Resolution:         
  Keywords:                      |   Difficulty:  normal 
Ghcversion:  6.8.2               |     Platform:  Windows
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Comment (by guest):

 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365240(VS.85).aspx

 {{{
 MoveFileEx(file_to_delete,NULL,MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT);
 }}}

 That will cause the file to be deleted after rebooting. Only works on
 WinNT kernels, but I don't think we support Win9x anymore (I certainly
 don't own such a machine!)

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