Resolving dependencies... cabal: Could not resolve dependencies: [__0] trying: ridley-extras-0.1.1.0 (user goal) [__1] trying: ridley-0.3.2.0 (dependency of ridley-extras) [__2] trying: template-haskell-2.16.0.0/installed-2.16.0.0 (dependency of ridley) [__3] next goal: katip (dependency of ridley) [__3] rejecting: katip-0.8.5.0 (conflict: ridley => katip<0.8.0.0) [__3] skipping: katip-0.8.4.0, katip-0.8.3.0, katip-0.8.2.0, katip-0.8.1.0, katip-0.8.0.0 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excluded by constraint '<0.8.0.0' from 'ridley') [__3] rejecting: katip-0.7.0.0 (conflict: template-haskell==2.16.0.0/installed-2.16.0.0, katip => template-haskell>=2.8 && <2.15) [__3] skipping: katip-0.6.3.0, katip-0.6.2.1, katip-0.6.2.0, katip-0.6.1.0, katip-0.6.0.0, katip-0.5.5.1, katip-0.5.5.0, katip-0.5.4.0, katip-0.5.3.0, katip-0.5.2.0, katip-0.5.1.0, katip-0.5.0.4, katip-0.5.0.3, katip-0.5.0.2, katip-0.5.0.1, katip-0.5.0.0, katip-0.4.1.0, katip-0.4.0.0, katip-0.3.1.5, katip-0.3.1.4, katip-0.3.1.3, katip-0.3.1.2, katip-0.3.1.1, katip-0.3.1.0, katip-0.3.0.0, katip-0.2.0.0, katip-0.1.1.0, katip-0.1.0.0 (has the same characteristics that caused the previous version to fail: excludes 'template-haskell' version 2.16.0.0) [__3] fail (backjumping, conflict set: katip, ridley, template-haskell) After searching the rest of the dependency tree exhaustively, these were the goals I've had most trouble fulfilling: katip, ridley, template-haskell, ridley-extras Try running with --minimize-conflict-set to improve the error message.