Resolving dependencies... cabal: Could not resolve dependencies: [__0] trying: fei-modelzoo-1.0.0 (user goal) [__1] trying: fei-base-1.0.0 (dependency of fei-modelzoo) [__2] next goal: optparse-applicative (dependency of fei-base) [__2] rejecting: optparse-applicative-0.16.1.0 (conflict: fei-base => optparse-applicative>=0.14 && <0.15) [__2] skipping: optparse-applicative-0.16.0.0, optparse-applicative-0.15.1.0, optparse-applicative-0.15.0.0 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excluded by constraint '>=0.14 && <0.15' from 'fei-base') [__2] trying: optparse-applicative-0.14.3.0 [__3] next goal: base (dependency of fei-modelzoo) [__3] rejecting: base-4.14.1.0/installed-4.14.1.0 (conflict: optparse-applicative => base>=4 && <4.13) [__3] skipping: base-4.14.1.0, base-4.14.0.0, base-4.13.0.0 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excluded by constraint '>=4 && <4.13' from 'optparse-applicative') [__3] rejecting: base-4.12.0.0, base-4.11.1.0, base-4.11.0.0, base-4.10.1.0, base-4.10.0.0, base-4.9.1.0, base-4.9.0.0, base-4.8.2.0, base-4.8.1.0, base-4.8.0.0, base-4.7.0.2, base-4.7.0.1, base-4.7.0.0, base-4.6.0.1, base-4.6.0.0, base-4.5.1.0, base-4.5.0.0, base-4.4.1.0, base-4.4.0.0, base-4.3.1.0, base-4.3.0.0, base-4.2.0.2, base-4.2.0.1, base-4.2.0.0, base-4.1.0.0, base-4.0.0.0, base-3.0.3.2, base-3.0.3.1 (constraint from non-upgradeable package requires installed instance) [__3] fail (backjumping, conflict set: base, fei-modelzoo, optparse-applicative) After searching the rest of the dependency tree exhaustively, these were the goals I've had most trouble fulfilling: optparse-applicative, fei-base, base, fei-modelzoo Try running with --minimize-conflict-set to improve the error message.