Temporary failure to download package fails install

[kolmodin]

I tried to install some packages with a lot of dependencies.

As seen in the log below, it started to download http-conduit but never reached to do "Configure". I suspect that the download failed, and there is no retry functionality.

The log file cabal-install refers to doesn't exist. Retrying solved the problem.

It seems that Cabal should retry downloads when they fail, and if they still fail it needs to be a more accurate log error saying exactly what went wrong.

kolmodin@ikra:~/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/SublimeHaskell$ cabal install stack ghc-mod haskell-src-exts haddock-api haddock-library Cabal 
Resolving dependencies...
Notice: installing into a sandbox located at
/home/kolmodin/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/SublimeHaskell/.cabal-sandbox
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Failed to install http-conduit-2.1.8
Build log ( /home/kolmodin/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/SublimeHaskell/.cabal-sandbox/logs/http-conduit-2.1.8.log ):
cabal:
/home/kolmodin/.config/sublime-text-3/Packages/SublimeHaskell/.cabal-sandbox/logs/http-conduit-2.1.8.log:
does not exist

$ cabal --version
cabal-install version 1.22.7.0
using version 1.22.5.0 of the Cabal library 

[23Skidoo]

I think I also encountered this. Agreed that the error message is quite bad.

[Blaisorblade]

Dup of #1914, a classic bewildering error on Travis (travis-ci/travis-ci#2761).

[Blaisorblade]

As we figured in #1914, this is blocked on haskell/HTTP#68, still undiagnosed.