If you still have your old GHC around, it will be much better to compile the newest cabal-install using the *old GHC*, and then use that copy to bootstrap a copy of the newest cabal-install.
Edward Excerpts from George Colpitts's message of 2015-01-01 12:08:44 -0500: > $ > cabal update > Downloading the latest package list from hackage.haskell.org > Note: *there is a new version of cabal-install available.* > To upgrade, run: cabal install cabal-install > bash-3.2$ *cabal install -j3 cabal-install * > *...* > > > *Resolving dependencies...cabal: Could not resolve dependencies:* > trying: cabal-install-1.20.0.6 (user goal) > trying: base-4.8.0.0/installed-779... (dependency of cabal-install-1.20.0.6) > next goal: process (dependency of cabal-install-1.20.0.6) > rejecting: process-1.2.1.0/installed-2db... (conflict: unix==2.7.1.0, > process > => unix==2.7.1.0/installed-4ae...) > trying: process-1.2.1.0 > next goal: directory (dependency of cabal-install-1.20.0.6) > rejecting: directory-1.2.1.1/installed-b08... (conflict: directory => > time==1.5.0.1/installed-c23..., cabal-install => time>=1.1 && <1.5) > rejecting: directory-1.2.1.0 (conflict: base==4.8.0.0/installed-779..., > directory => base>=4.5 && <4.8) > rejecting: directory-1.2.0.1, 1.2.0.0 (conflict: > base==4.8.0.0/installed-779..., directory => base>=4.2 && <4.7) > rejecting: directory-1.1.0.2 (conflict: base==4.8.0.0/installed-779..., > directory => base>=4.2 && <4.6) > rejecting: directory-1.1.0.1 (conflict: base==4.8.0.0/installed-779..., > directory => base>=4.2 && <4.5) > rejecting: directory-1.1.0.0 (conflict: base==4.8.0.0/installed-779..., > directory => base>=4.2 && <4.4) > rejecting: directory-1.0.1.2, 1.0.1.1, 1.0.1.0, 1.0.0.3, 1.0.0.0 (conflict: > process => directory>=1.1 && <1.3) > Dependency tree exhaustively searched. _______________________________________________ Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
