[Haskell-cafe] Cabal hell (8.2.1,/Haskell Package/MacOS X)

[Stuart A. Kurtz]

Dear Imants,

> Is it possible that some ghc version is installed with /usr prefix, and another with /usr/local
> ?
> 
> If yes - try uninstalling the older versions.
> You may need to clean up the obsolete library folders.

Joy!

Which is to say, after several unsuccessful attempts involving progressively more draconian deletion strategies, ending with

% uninstall-hs all --remove

and reinstalling the Core Platform from the installer, which finally worked.

Many thanks!

Peace,

Stu