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docs: mention C libs in the cabal install instructions

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@ -40,7 +40,15 @@ use the troubleshooting tips below if needed.
Ensure you have [GHC](http://hackage.haskell.org/ghc/) or
the [Haskell Platform](http://hackage.haskell.org/platform/) installed.
hledger currently requires GHC 7.2 or greater, and hledger-web requires GHC 7.4 or greater.
hledger requires GHC 7.2 or greater, and hledger-web requires GHC 7.4 or greater.
Also note that some Haskell packages depend on C packages, and cabal
currently isn't able to install or identify those for you. A common
issue is not having all the ncurses C libraries installed. A quick way
to ensure you have all required C libs is to
[install hledger once with your system package manager](#install-with-your-system-package-manager)
before installing the latest version with cabal.
Then install the hledger command-line tool:
$ cabal update
@ -78,6 +86,8 @@ To download and build the latest development version of hledger, ensure you have
$ cabal update
$ cabal install ./hledger-lib ./hledger [./hledger-web]
The same [notes about C libs etc.](#install-from-hackage-with-cabal) apply.
## Troubleshooting
There are a lot of ways things can go wrong. Here are
@ -190,4 +200,3 @@ or get help.
#. **hledger-chart requires GTK-related libraries**
On Ubuntu, eg, install the `libghc6-gtk-dev` package. See also [Gtk2Hs installation notes](http://code.haskell.org/gtk2hs/INSTALL).