This library provides tools for reading and manipulating the .cabal file format. . Version 3.6 (unlike the following versions) is a dummy package that prevents module name clases between Cabal and Cabal-syntax if used together with a Cabal flag as described below. . In Cabal-3.7 this package was split off. To avoid module name clashes, you can add this to your .cabal file: . > flag Cabal-syntax > description: Use the new Cabal-syntax package > default: False > manual: False > > library > -- ... > if flag(Cabal-syntax) > build-depends: Cabal-syntax >= 3.7 > else > build-depends: Cabal < 3.7, Cabal-syntax < 3.7 . This will default to the older build, but will allow consumers to opt-in to the newer libraries by requiring Cabal or Cabal-syntax >= 3.7