hs-cabal path and config file

[yusuhail@…]

I just installed the hs-cabal port.

1. It installed a file cabal-0.14.0 in /opt/local/bin. Shouldn't the executable be called just cabal?
2. I tried to install

   $ cabal-0.14.0 install git-annex --bindir=$HOME/bin
   Config file path source is default config file.
   Config file /Users/name/.cabal/config not found.
   Writing default configuration to /Users/name/.cabal/config
   Warning: The package list for 'hackage.haskell.org' does not exist. Run 'cabal
   update' to download it.
   cabal-0.14.0: There is no package named 'git-annex'.
   You may need to run 'cabal update' to get the latest list of available
   packages.
   

So I try to update the packages.

$ cabal-0.14.0 update
Downloading the latest package list from hackage.haskell.org
Note: there is a new version of cabal-install available.
To upgrade, run: cabal install cabal-install

So I try to install cabal-install

$ cabal-0.14.0 install cabal-install
Resolving dependencies...
Downloading Cabal-1.16.0.3...
... (a lot of lines)
Linking dist/build/cabal/cabal ...
Installing executable(s) in /Users/name/.cabal/bin

Now I have two executables, one at /opt/local/bin/cabal-0.14.0, and the other at $HOME/.cabal/bin/cabal. Which one should I use? Is there something wrong with the way the paths are configured in the port, or am I doing something wrong?

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

In the future, please Cc the port maintainer(s).

[neverpanic (Clemens Lang)]

I think this ticket is obsolete since the switch to the hs-cabal-install port, which actually provides /opt/local/bin/cabal. Please do not use cabal's built-in method to update it, but rather file a bug and have it updated in MacPorts, if that happens again. MacPorts does not use cabal to install haskell software in /opt/local.