[GHC] #2489: Registry keys are created in per-user HKCU instead of system-wide HKLM

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#2489: Registry keys are created in per-user HKCU instead of system-wide HKLM
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 Reporter:  nimnul   |          Owner:         
     Type:  bug      |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal   |      Milestone:  6.10.1 
Component:  None     |        Version:  6.8.3  
 Severity:  normal   |     Resolution:         
 Keywords:           |     Difficulty:  Unknown
 Testcase:           |   Architecture:  Unknown
       Os:  Windows  |  
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Changes (by guest):

 * cc: kfrdbs at gmail.com (added)

Comment:

 Perhaps what Claus is thinking of is a Portable GHC package, one that
 doesn't modify the registry.  An increasing number of software packages
 have a so-called Portable version that allows installation to a USB flash
 disk.  Something along those lines for GHC might be useful.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/2489#comment:9>
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