When using ghc-6.6.x, with some packages, cabal-install tries to upgrade
#174: cabal-install tries to upgrade the base package ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Reporter: duncan | Owner: Type: defect | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: cabal-install | Version: 1.2.2.0 Severity: normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Difficulty: normal Ghcversion: 6.6 | Platform: Linux ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Comment (by guest): Replying to [ticket:174 duncan]: the base package to satisfy dependnecies. This is obviously impossible. The dependency resolution mechanism needs to be taught this fact. Here's what I tried: $ cabal install fastcgi Data/List.hs:18:1: lexical error at character 'i' $ cabal info fastcgi Requested: fastcgi -any Using: fastcgi-3000.0.0 Depends: base >=2.0, cgi >=3000.0.0 Options: Location: http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/fastcgi/3000.0.0/fastcgi-3000.0.... Local: *Not downloaded Requested: base >=2.0 Installed: base-2.1.1 Requested: cgi >=3000.0.0 Using: cgi-3001.1.5.1 Depends: base >=3, old-time -any, old-locale -any, containers -any, base >=2&&<3, network >=2.0, parsec >=2.0, mtl >=1.0, xhtml >=3000.0.0 Options: Location: http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/cgi/3001.1.5.1/cgi-3001.1.5.1.ta... Local: *Not downloaded Requested: base >=3 Using: base-3.0.0.0 Depends: Options: Location: http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/base/3.0.0.0/base-3.0.0.0.tar.gz Local: /home/abram/.cabal/packages/hackage.haskell.org/base/3.0.0.0/base-3.0.0.0.tar.gz Requested: old-time -any Using: old-time-1.0.0.0 Depends: base -any, old-locale -any Options: Location: http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/old- time/1.0.0.0/old-time-1.0.0.0.tar.gz Local: *Not downloaded Requested: base -any Installed: base-2.1.1 Requested: old-locale -any Using: old-locale-1.0.0.0 Depends: base -any Options: Location: http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/old- locale/1.0.0.0/old-locale-1.0.0.0.tar.gz Local: *Not downloaded Requested: containers -any Using: containers-0.1.0.0 Depends: base -any, array -any Options: Location: http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/containers/0.1.0.0/containers-0.... Local: *Not downloaded Requested: array -any Using: array-0.1.0.0 Depends: base -any Options: Location: http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/array/0.1.0.0/array-0.1.0.0.tar.... Local: *Not downloaded Requested: base >=2&&<3 Installed: base-2.1.1 Requested: network >=2.0 Installed: network-2.1.0.0 Requested: parsec >=2.0 Installed: parsec-2.0 Requested: mtl >=1.0 Installed: mtl-1.1.0.0 Requested: xhtml >=3000.0.0 Using: xhtml-3000.0.2.1 Depends: base -any Options: Location: http://hackage.haskell.org/packages/archive/xhtml/3000.0.2.1/xhtml-3000.0.2.... Local: *Not downloaded These packages would be installed: base-3.0.0.0, old-locale-1.0.0.0, old-time-1.0.0.0, array-0.1.0.0, containers-0.1.0.0, xhtml-3000.0.2.1, cgi-3001.1.5.1, fastcgi-3000.0.0 -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/hackage/ticket/174#comment:1 Hackage http://haskell.org/cabal/ Hackage: Cabal and related projects