Logs do not exist
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Description
In #2909 and #2964 parallel Cabal attempts to print the build log to give users an idea what went wrong; however, something has gone wrong and the build log does not actually exist. Representative error:
```
$ cabal install cabal-install
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring cabal-install-1.22.6.0...
Failed to install cabal-install-1.22.6.0
Build log ( /Users/Lucas/.cabal/logs/cabal-install-1.22.6.0.log ):
cabal: /Users/Lucas/.cabal/logs/cabal-install-1.22.6.0.log: does not exist
```
It should be investigated why this is happening.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the `cabal install cabal-install` failure shown in the issue and review the parallel log-printing attempts discussed in #2909 and #2964. Trace why the reported build-log path has no file, then verify that representative failed installs produce an available build log.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100