Semi-unrelated and noAllow command aliases to be defined in the config file like `git` does
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cabal-install: cmd/user-config
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Description
Semi-unrelated and not blocking, but I wonder if at some point we'll want to allow command aliases to be defined in the config file like `git` does, which might mitigate this if the command has options that mimic the symlinks (most do because of Windows).
_Originally posted by @geekosaur in https://github.com/haskell/cabal/pull/11295#discussion_r2535009354_
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reviewing how cabal-install parses configuration and dispatches commands, then establish the expected alias behavior and test scope before implementation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100