docs: note multiple versions of same package issue

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Simon Michael 2010-09-05 23:24:09 +00:00
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@ -1025,6 +1025,21 @@ sailing. Here are some known issues and things to try:
Look for the cause of the failure near the end of the output. If it's
not apparent, try again with `-v2` or `-v3` for more verbose output.
- **This package indirectly depends on multiple versions of the same package.**
You may have previously installed some of hledger's dependencies
depending on different versions of (eg) parsec. Then cabal install hledger gives
an error like this:
Warning: This package indirectly depends on multiple versions of the same
package. This is highly likely to cause a compile failure.
package yesod-0.5.0.3 requires parsec-2.1.0.1
package csv-0.1.1 requires parsec-3.1.0
...
The above example could be resolved by, eg:
$ cabal install yesod --reinstall --constraint 'parsec == 3.1.0"
- **cabal fails to resolve dependencies.**
It's possible for cabal to get confused, eg if you have
installed/updated many cabal package versions or GHC itself. You can