[Hackage] #545: Uninformative error message when cabal install download fails

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#545: Uninformative error message when cabal install download fails
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  Reporter:  abayley             |        Owner:                     
      Type:  defect              |       Status:  new                
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:  cabal-install-0.8  
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.6.0.1            
  Severity:  normal              |   Resolution:                     
  Keywords:                      |   Difficulty:  very easy (<1 hour)
Ghcversion:                      |     Platform:                     
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Changes (by duncan):

  * difficulty:  unknown => very easy (<1 hour)
  * summary:  Uninformative error message when cabal-install fails on WinXP
              => Uninformative error message when cabal
              install download fails
  * milestone:  => cabal-install-0.8

Comment:

 See also #448, though it can be improved without doing all of that.

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