diff --git a/news/6762.bugfix b/news/6762.bugfix
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-Fail early when install path is not writable.  At the same time,
-install location compatibility is checked.
diff --git a/news/6762.feature b/news/6762.feature
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+Fail early when install path is not writable.
diff --git a/news/7829.feature b/news/7829.feature
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+Do not allow ``--target``, ``--user``, ``--root`` and ``--prefix`` together.