Resolving dependencies... Error: cabal: Could not resolve dependencies: [__0] trying: car-pool-0.0.1.2 (user goal) [__1] trying: text-1.2.5.0/installed-1.2.5.0 (dependency of car-pool) [__2] trying: bytestring-0.11.3.1/installed-0.11.3.1 (dependency of text) [__3] next goal: digestive-functors-happstack (dependency of car-pool) [__3] rejecting: digestive-functors-happstack-0.6.1.3, digestive-functors-happstack-0.6.1.2, digestive-functors-happstack-0.6.1.1, digestive-functors-happstack-0.6.1.0, digestive-functors-happstack-0.6.0.1, digestive-functors-happstack-0.6.0.0 (conflict: text => bytestring==0.11.3.1/installed-0.11.3.1, digestive-functors-happstack => bytestring>=0.9 && <0.11) [__3] rejecting: digestive-functors-happstack-0.5.0.1 (conflict: car-pool => digestive-functors-happstack>=0.6 && <0.7) [__3] skipping: digestive-functors-happstack-0.5.0.0, digestive-functors-happstack-0.3.0.1, digestive-functors-happstack-0.3.0.0, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.1.5, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.1.4, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.1.3, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.1.2, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.1.1, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.1.0, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.0.2, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.0.1, digestive-functors-happstack-0.1.0.0, digestive-functors-happstack-0.0.2.1, digestive-functors-happstack-0.0.2.0 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excluded by constraint '>=0.6 && <0.7' from 'car-pool') [__3] fail (backjumping, conflict set: car-pool, digestive-functors-happstack, text) After searching the rest of the dependency tree exhaustively, these were the goals I've had most trouble fulfilling: base, digestive-functors-happstack, bytestring, text, car-pool Try running with --minimize-conflict-set to improve the error message.