Resolving dependencies... Error: cabal: Could not resolve dependencies: [__0] trying: raytrace-0.1.0.0 (user goal) [__1] trying: random-1.3.1 (dependency of raytrace) [__2] trying: transformers-0.6.1.0/installed-inplace (dependency of random) [__3] next goal: mtl (dependency of raytrace) [__3] rejecting: mtl-2.3.1/installed-inplace (conflict: raytrace => mtl>=2.2.2 && <2.3) [__3] skipping: mtl-2.3.1 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excluded by constraint '>=2.2.2 && <2.3' from 'raytrace') [__3] rejecting: mtl-2.2.2 (conflict: transformers==0.6.1.0/installed-inplace, mtl => transformers>=0.4 && <0.6) [__3] skipping: mtl-2.2.1, mtl-2.2.0.1, mtl-2.2, mtl-2.1.3.1, mtl-2.1.2, mtl-2.1.1, mtl-2.0.1.1, mtl-2.0.1.0, mtl-2.0.0.0 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excludes 'transformers' version 0.6.1.0) [__3] rejecting: mtl-1.1.1.1 (conflict: raytrace => mtl>=2.2.2 && <2.3) [__3] skipping: mtl-1.1.1.0, mtl-1.1.0.2, mtl-1.1.0.1, mtl-1.1.0.0, mtl-1.0, mtl-2.3, mtl-2.1 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excluded by constraint '>=2.2.2 && <2.3' from 'raytrace') [__3] fail (backjumping, conflict set: mtl, raytrace, transformers) After searching the rest of the dependency tree exhaustively, these were the goals I've had most trouble fulfilling: linear, raytrace, base, semigroupoids, transformers, mtl, random Try running with --minimize-conflict-set to improve the error message.