Resolving dependencies... Error: cabal: Could not resolve dependencies: [__0] trying: patch-image-0.3.3.2 (user goal) [__1] trying: patch-image:+llvm [__2] trying: comfort-fftw-0.0.0.1 (dependency of patch-image +llvm) [__3] next goal: fftw-ffi (dependency of comfort-fftw) [__3] rejecting: fftw-ffi-0.1, fftw-ffi-0.0 (conflict: pkg-config package fftw3>=3.3 && <4, not found in the pkg-config database) [__3] fail (backjumping, conflict set: comfort-fftw, fftw-ffi) After searching the rest of the dependency tree exhaustively, these were the goals I've had most trouble fulfilling: patch-image, fftw-ffi, patch-image:llvm, comfort-fftw Try running with --minimize-conflict-set to improve the error message.