[Hackage] #622: wrong HTTP Content-Type for tar.gz files, breaking cabal-install behind some proxies.

[Hackage]

#622: wrong HTTP Content-Type for tar.gz files, breaking cabal-install behind
some proxies.
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  Reporter:  guest    |         Type:  enhancement       
    Status:  new      |     Priority:  normal            
 Milestone:           |    Component:  cabal-install tool
   Version:  1.6.0.1  |     Severity:  normal            
  Keywords:           |   Difficulty:  unknown           
Ghcversion:           |     Platform:                    
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Comment(by finlay):

 Replying to [comment:2 duncan]:


 In the second case, can cabal-install be more tolerant to broken proxies
 (#686) and try decompressing, and on failure, check if already has been
 decompressed ?

 F

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