From 230249f50956240cd4ccda7a47d9802c96c3f2e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 15:38:01 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: mention current system-fileio install conflict --- INSTALL.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index baa425777..c00f91914 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ or get help. become inconsistent, and you should fix these first. [ghc-pkg-clean](https://gist.github.com/1185421) is an easy way. +#. **cabal says "rejecting: system-fileio-0.3.11, 0.3.10 (conflict: blah blah blah.."** + system-fileio does not yet allow text 1.x, making cabal sweat. + If your cabal is modern enough, adding `--max-backjumps=10000` should help. + ([more](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/hledger/FdWGTSAVzYU/discussion)). + #. **cabal can't satisfy the new dependencies due to old installed packages** Cabal dependency failures become more likely as you install more packages over time. If `cabal install hledger-web --dry` says it can't