Cabal-Install lost the informative qualities of its build output

cabal, cabal-install, ghc, haskell

Solution

Thanks to @Michael Snoyman for pointing out that configuring a `jobs` parameter or explicitly passing it as a `-j` flag will redirect much of the information that pertains to build output to a text file. More information is available here.

Problem

I suspect this is either a problem with `ghc` or `cabal-install`: I used to get build information in such a format: ``` Resolving dependencies... Configuring ltk-0.8.0.6... Building ltk-0.8.0.6... Preprocessing library ltk-0.8.0.6... [ 1 of 12] Compiling Graphics.UI.Frame.Panes ( src/Graphics/UI/Frame/Panes.hs, dist/build/Graphics/UI/Frame/Panes.o ) [ 2 of 12] Compiling Graphics.UI.Editor.Parameters ( src/Graphics/UI/Editor/Parameters.hs, dist/build/Graphics/UI/Editor/Parameters.o ) [ 3 of 12] Compiling Control.Event ( src/Control/Event.hs, dist/build/Control/Event.o ) [ 4 of 12] Compiling MyMissing ( src/MyMissing.hs, dist/build/MyMissing.o ) [ 5 of 12] Compiling Graphics.UI.Editor.Basics ( src/Graphics/UI/Editor/Basics.hs, dist/build/Graphics/UI/Editor/Basics.o ) [ 6 of 12] Compiling Graphics.UI.Editor.MakeEditor ( src/Graphics/UI/Editor/MakeEditor.hs, dist/build/Graphics/UI/Editor/MakeEditor.o ) [ 7 of 12] Compiling Text.PrinterParser ( src/Text/PrinterParser.hs, dist/build/Text/PrinterParser.o ) ``` However, now I get this type of build output: ``` Configuring binary-shared-0.8.3... Configuring cairo-0.12.5.1... Building binary-shared-0.8.3... Building cairo-0.12.5.1... Installed binary-shared-0.8.3 Configuring ghc-paths-0.1.0.9... Building ghc-paths-0.1.0.9... Installed ghc-paths-0.1.0.9 Configuring glib-0.12.5.0... ``` As you can see, `cabal-install` or `ghc`, whichever is causing the problem, seems to be inducing undesirable laconism now. According to my cabal config, I am running at a default verbosity level of 1. Is there some configuration option that could have caused this particular behavior? In other words, how can I restore the original behavior? Version 1.18.0.2

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