[Hackage] #688: hard-coded path to configuration file

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#688: hard-coded path to configuration file
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  Reporter:  guest               |        Owner:         
      Type:  enhancement         |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:         
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.8.0.2
  Severity:  minor               |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  easy (<4 hours)     |   Ghcversion:  6.10.4 
  Platform:  Linux               |  
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 I want to be able to tell {{{cabal}}} to read the configuration from a
 different place than {{{$HOME/.cabal/config}}}.

 The ultimate goal is to get rid of the non-standard {{{.cabal}}} directory
 altogether, so far careful {{{--package-db}}}/{{{--prefix}}} etc. juggling
 served me well; {{{config}}} is the last remaining file there.

 {{{
 > cabal --version
 cabal-install version 0.8.2
 using version 1.8.0.2 of the Cabal library
 }}}

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