Resolving dependencies... Error: cabal: Could not resolve dependencies: [__0] trying: ping-0.1.0.4 (user goal) [__1] trying: primitive-containers-0.4.1 (dependency of ping) [__2] trying: primitive-containers:-checked [__3] next goal: contiguous (dependency of primitive-containers -checked) [__3] rejecting: contiguous-0.6.3.0, contiguous-0.6.2.0, contiguous-0.6.1.1, contiguous-0.6.1, contiguous-0.6.0 (conflict: primitive-containers -checked => contiguous>=0.4 && <0.6) [__3] trying: contiguous-0.5.2 [__4] next goal: base (dependency of ping) [__4] rejecting: base-4.16.3.0/installed-4.16.3.0 (conflict: contiguous => base>=4.11.1.0 && <4.16) [__4] skipping: base-4.17.0.0, base-4.16.4.0, base-4.16.3.0, base-4.16.2.0, base-4.16.1.0, base-4.16.0.0 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excluded by constraint '>=4.11.1.0 && <4.16' from 'contiguous') [__4] rejecting: base-4.15.1.0, base-4.15.0.0, base-4.14.3.0, base-4.14.2.0, base-4.14.1.0, base-4.14.0.0, base-4.13.0.0, 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) [__4] fail (backjumping, conflict set: base, contiguous, ping) After searching the rest of the dependency tree exhaustively, these were the goals I've had most trouble fulfilling: contiguous, base, primitive-containers:checked, primitive-containers, ping Try running with --minimize-conflict-set to improve the error message.