Enable --hyperlink-source for "cabal install"
cabal, haddock, haskell
Solution
Currently you cannot get the equivalent of the `--hyperlink-source` option when using the "all in one" `cabal install` command. The ticket you cite is exactly about this issue.
Problem
The command `cabal haddock` has very useful --hyperlink-source option. I would like to have the source hyperlinked when building documentation with `cabal install`. The ticket #517 seems to be just about it: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/517 However, perhaps it is possible to set this flag via ~/.cabal/config file? If not, how can I get working cabal-install build with the patch from #517 without installing Cabal-1.9, which is currently mandatory (due to one patch from December)?