[GHC] #12859: ghc/packages/Cabal is not a valid repository name

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#12859: ghc/packages/Cabal is not a valid repository name
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        Reporter:  philderbeast  |                Owner:  hvr
            Type:  bug           |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal        |            Milestone:
       Component:  Trac & Git    |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Windows       |         Architecture:  x86_64 (amd64)
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown  |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                |             Blocking:
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Comment (by philderbeast):

 The automated mirror at {{{https://github.com/ghc}}} has different paths
 to submodules ...

 {{{
 https://github.com/ghc/packages-Cabal
 http://git.haskell.org/packages/Cabal.git
 }}}

 If I don't use the mirror as the newcomer docs say then the submodules are
 found ...

 {{{
 $ git clone --recursive git://git.haskell.org/ghc

 Cloning into 'D:/Dev/Src/ghc/libraries/Cabal'...
 Submodule path 'libraries/Cabal': checked out
 'a7fb9b9ae733ceb3c52fee68e6e1a6ded5fb91da'
 }}}

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