Bug#893486: cabal: failed to parse output of 'ghc-pkg dump'
Did you also remove $HOME/.ghc ?
Bug#893486: cabal: failed to parse output of 'ghc-pkg dump'
Package: cabal-install Version: 1.24.0.1-3 Severity: important Dear Maintainer, Trying to do: % rm -r -f $HOME/.cabal % cabal install gitit results in: cabal: failed to parse output of 'ghc-pkg dump' Here are the paths/versions to the programs above: % which cabal /usr/bin/cabal % cabal --ve