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djp@tigger:~/tmp/hledger$ mv ~/.cabal ~/.cabal.also-old; cabal update; cabal install ./hledger-lib ./hledger --dry && (cabal install alex happy; cabal install ./hledger-lib hledger)
Config file path source is default config file.
Config file /home/djp/.cabal/config not found.
Writing default configuration to /home/djp/.cabal/config
Downloading the latest package list from hackage.haskell.org
Resolving dependencies...
In order, the following would be installed:
cmdargs-0.10.12 (new version)
exceptions-0.6.1 (new package)
haskeline-0.7.1.3 (new version)
hledger-lib-0.24.98 (new version)
shakespeare-2.0.3 (new version)
shakespeare-text-1.1.0 (new version)
wizards-1.0.1 (reinstall) changes: haskeline-0.7.0.3 -> 0.7.1.3
hledger-0.24.98 (new version)
Warning: The following packages are likely to be broken by the reinstalls:
hledger-0.22.98
Use --force-reinstalls if you want to install anyway.
Resolving dependencies...
Downloading alex-3.1.4...

/tmp/alex-3.1.4-27239/alex-3.1.4/Setup.lhs:14:8:
    Could not find module `System.Directory'
    There are files missing in the `directory-1.2.1.0' package,
    try running 'ghc-pkg check'.
    Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
Downloading happy-1.19.5...

/tmp/happy-1.19.5-27239/happy-1.19.5/Setup.lhs:15:8:
    Could not find module `System.Directory'
    There are files missing in the `directory-1.2.1.0' package,
    try running 'ghc-pkg check'.
    Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
alex-3.1.4 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
happy-1.19.5 failed during the configure step. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
Resolving dependencies...
Downloading cmdargs-0.10.12...
Configuring cmdargs-0.10.12...
Building cmdargs-0.10.12...
Preprocessing library cmdargs-0.10.12...

System/Console/CmdArgs/Helper.hs:23:8:
    Could not find module `System.Process'
    There are files missing in the `process-1.2.0.0' package,
    try running 'ghc-pkg check'.
    Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
cabal: Error: some packages failed to install:
cmdargs-0.10.12 failed during the building phase. The exception was:
ExitFailure 1
hledger-0.11.1 depends on cmdargs-0.10.12 which failed to install.
hledger-lib-0.24.98 depends on cmdargs-0.10.12 which failed to install.