Dear Maintainer, To reproduce: - install ccache - $ export PATH=/usr/lib/ccache:$PATH - get a haskell package sources and install its build-deps - build it with dpkg-buildpackage Attached log is haskell-skein build (after s/-v2/-v3/ in /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/hlibrary.mk to make it more verbose). I see HOME is set by ghc d/rules to /homedoesnotexistatbuildtime. http://sources.debian.net/src/ghc/7.8.20140411-5/debian/rules#L17 How about setting it only if not already set? (not tested) Thanks.