Resolving dependencies... Error: cabal: Could not resolve dependencies: [__0] trying: hdf5-1.8.14 (user goal) [__1] rejecting: hdf5:-use-hdf5-serial (conflict: pkg-config package hdf5-any, not found in the pkg-config database) [__1] rejecting: hdf5:+use-hdf5-serial (manual flag can only be changed explicitly) [__1] fail (backjumping, conflict set: hdf5, hdf5:use-hdf5-serial) After searching the rest of the dependency tree exhaustively, these were the goals I've had most trouble fulfilling: hdf5, hdf5:use-hdf5-serial