EDIT FURTHER SHOWERS THAT ARE ON THIS:
It would be unwise to copy any of my commands below, not to execute them. Just check Zeta's answer, why I was approaching this wrong.
ORIGINAL QUESTION
My sandbox seems to fall into the global version of some packages, rather than using versions for the sandbox. I looked at SO for answers to this, and many of the questions are answered without specific instructions on how to fix this, or were slightly different, so I cannot get my installation to work. Here is what I have:
1. Version of cabal is old:
$ cabal
cabal-install version 1.16.0.2
using version 1.16.0 of the Cabal library
Oh dear, this is old and will not run the sandbox.
2. Install cabal with cabal
$ cabal install cabal
Resolving dependencies...
Downloading Cabal-1.22.6.0...
...lots of stuf...
Registering Cabal-1.22.6.0...
Installed Cabal-1.22.6.0
Looks good.
3. Try it out:
$ cabal sandbox init
cabal: unrecognised command: sandbox (try --help)
Hm.
$ which cabal
/usr/bin/cabal
Ahh.
$ ${HOME}/.cabal/bin/cabal --version
cabal-install version 1.22.2.0
using version 1.22.2.0 of the Cabal library
Yeah.
$ export PATH="${HOME}/.cabal/bin/:$PATH"
$ export PATH="${HOME}/.cabal/libs/:$PATH"
$ cabal --v
cabal-install version 1.22.2.0
Great.
4. Try it out again:
$ cabal sandbox init
Writing a default package environment file to
.../cabal.sandbox.config
Creating a new sandbox at .../.cabal-sandbox
$ cabal install Frames
Resolving dependencies...
cabal: Could not resolve dependencies:
trying: Frames-0.1.2.1 (user goal)
next goal: base (dependency of Frames-0.1.2.1)
rejecting: base-4.6.0.1/installed-8aa... (conflict: Frames => base>=4.7 &&
<4.9)
rejecting: base-4.8.2.0, 4.8.1.0, 4.8.0.0, 4.7.0.2, 4.7.0.1, 4.7.0.0, 4.6.0.1,
4.6.0.0, 4.5.1.0, 4.5.0.0, 4.4.1.0, 4.4.0.0, 4.3.1.0, 4.3.0.0, 4.2.0.2,
4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.0, 4.1.0.0, 4.0.0.0, 3.0.3.2, 3.0.3.1 (global constraint
requires installed instance)
Dependency tree exhaustively searched.
Note: when using a sandbox, all packages are required to have consistent
dependencies. Try reinstalling/unregistering the offending packages or
recreating the sandbox.
Yes, the base is not compatible, OK.
$ cabal install base
Resolving dependencies...
cabal: Could not resolve dependencies:
next goal: base (user goal)
rejecting: base-4.8.2.0, 4.8.1.0, 4.8.0.0, 4.7.0.2, 4.7.0.1, 4.7.0.0, 4.6.0.1,
4.6.0.0, 4.5.1.0, 4.5.0.0, 4.4.1.0, 4.4.0.0, 4.3.1.0, 4.3.0.0, 4.2.0.2,
4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.0, 4.1.0.0, 4.0.0.0 (only already installed instances can be
used)
rejecting: base-3.0.3.2 (conflict: base => base>=4.0 && <4.3)
rejecting: base-3.0.3.1 (conflict: base => base>=4.0 && <4.2)
Dependency tree exhaustively searched.
Note: when using a sandbox, all packages are required to have consistent
dependencies. Try reinstalling/unregistering the offending packages or
recreating the sandbox.
What about all the dependencies?
$ cabal install
Resolving dependencies...
cabal: Could not resolve dependencies:
trying: Frames-0.1.2.1 (user goal)
next goal: base (dependency of Frames-0.1.2.1)
rejecting: base-4.8.2.0, 4.8.1.0, 4.8.0.0, 4.7.0.2, 4.7.0.1, 4.7.0.0 (global
constraint requires installed instance)
rejecting: base-4.6.0.1/installed-8aa... (conflict: Frames => base>=4.7 &&
<4.9)
rejecting: base-4.6.0.1, 4.6.0.0, 4.5.1.0, 4.5.0.0, 4.4.1.0, 4.4.0.0, 4.3.1.0,
4.3.0.0, 4.2.0.2, 4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.0, 4.1.0.0, 4.0.0.0, 3.0.3.2, 3.0.3.1 (global
constraint requires installed instance)
Dependency tree exhaustively searched.
Note: when using a sandbox, all packages are required to have consistent
dependencies. Try reinstalling/unregistering the offending packages or
recreating the sandbox.
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$ cabal sandbox delete
Deleting the sandbox located at .../.cabal-sandbox
$ cabal sandbox init
Writing a default package environment file to
.../cabal.sandbox.config
Creating a new sandbox at .../.cabal-sandbox
$ cabal install
Resolving dependencies...
cabal: Could not resolve dependencies:
trying: Frames-0.1.2.1 (user goal)
next goal: base (dependency of Frames-0.1.2.1)
rejecting: base-4.8.2.0, 4.8.1.0, 4.8.0.0, 4.7.0.2, 4.7.0.1, 4.7.0.0 (global
constraint requires installed instance)
rejecting: base-4.6.0.1/installed-8aa... (conflict: Frames => base>=4.7 &&
<4.9)
rejecting: base-4.6.0.1, 4.6.0.0, 4.5.1.0, 4.5.0.0, 4.4.1.0, 4.4.0.0, 4.3.1.0,
4.3.0.0, 4.2.0.2, 4.2.0.1, 4.2.0.0, 4.1.0.0, 4.0.0.0, 3.0.3.2, 3.0.3.1 (global
constraint requires installed instance)
Dependency tree exhaustively searched.
Note: when using a sandbox, all packages are required to have consistent
dependencies. Try reinstalling/unregistering the offending packages or
recreating the sandbox.
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, Frames:
https://github.com/acowley/Frames
... :
$ cabal sandbox init
$ cabal install --dependencies-only -f demos
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