Resolving dependencies... Error: cabal: Could not resolve dependencies: [__0] trying: JuicyCairo-0.1.0.1 (user goal) [__1] trying: primitive-0.9.1.0 (dependency of JuicyCairo) [__2] trying: template-haskell-2.21.0.0/installed-inplace (dependency of primitive) [__3] next goal: cairo-image (dependency of JuicyCairo) [__3] rejecting: cairo-image-0.1.0.5, cairo-image-0.1.0.4, cairo-image-0.1.0.3 (conflict: pkg-config package cairo-any, not found in the pkg-config database) [__3] rejecting: cairo-image-0.1.0.2 (conflict: template-haskell==2.21.0.0/installed-inplace, cairo-image => template-haskell>=2.18.0 && <2.21) [__3] skipping: cairo-image-0.1.0.1, cairo-image-0.1.0.0 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excludes 'template-haskell' version 2.21.0.0) [__3] fail (backjumping, conflict set: JuicyCairo, cairo-image, template-haskell) After searching the rest of the dependency tree exhaustively, these were the goals I've had most trouble fulfilling: base, template-haskell, primitive, cairo-image, JuicyCairo Try running with --minimize-conflict-set to improve the error message.