[Hackage] #867: sudo cabal update doesn't use http_proxy

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#867: sudo cabal update doesn't use http_proxy
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  Reporter:  guest               |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect              |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:         
 Component:  cabal-install tool  |      Version:  1.8.0.6
  Severity:  normal              |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  unknown             |   Ghcversion:         
  Platform:                      |  
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Comment(by guest):

 I do not believe that this is cabal-install's fault -- {{{sudo}}} clears
 the environment by default. Try
 {{{
 sudo -E cabal install ...
 }}}
 instead. (Not guaranteed to work; it depends on the sudo configuration).
 You can check the effect using
 {{{
 sudo env
 sudo -E env
 }}}

 For example, I get
 {{{
 > env | wc -l
 55
 > sudo env | wc -l
 17
 > sudo -E env | wc -l
 56
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/867#comment:2>
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