Cannot build a hello world program with Stack because of flag bytestring--lt-0_10_4

Question

With a bare "hello world" project generated by

stack new myproject simple

whenever I run stack setup, stack init or stack build I have the following error all the time:

Downloading lts-10.0 build plan Downloaded lts-10.0 build plan.
AesonException "Error in $.packages.cassava.constraints.flags['bytestring--lt-0_10_4']: Invalid flag name: \"bytestring--lt-0_10_4\""

I saw some guys talk about the issue, and argue about whether it is accepted or not to have two sequential - in a flag name like in "bytestring--lt-0...", that it is the fault of stack or cassava or cabal etc...

But someone constructively suggests a workaround with

stack upgrade

However even after running stack upgrade command, I still have the issue. And I cannot build the "hello world" program.

Any idea how to fix this or workaround ?

I use NixOs, if there are solutions that works best with NixOs.

This is the output to stack --version:

Version 1.5.1 x86_64
Compiled with:
- Cabal-1.24.2.0
- Glob-0.8.0
- HUnit-1.5.0.0
- MonadRandom-0.5.1
- QuickCheck-2.9.2
- SHA-1.6.4.2
- StateVar-1.1.0.4
- aeson-1.1.2.0
- aeson-compat-0.3.6
- annotated-wl-pprint-0.7.0
- ansi-terminal-0.6.3.1
- ansi-wl-pprint-0.6.7.3
- array-0.5.1.1
- asn1-encoding-0.9.5
- asn1-parse-0.9.4
- asn1-types-0.3.2
- async-2.1.1.1
- attoparsec-0.13.1.0
- attoparsec-iso8601-1.0.0.0
- auto-update-0.1.4
- base-4.9.1.0
- base-compat-0.9.3
- base-orphans-0.6
- base16-bytestring-0.1.1.6
- base64-bytestring-1.0.0.1
- bifunctors-5.4.2
- binary-0.8.3.0
- binary-tagged-0.1.4.2
- bitarray-0.0.1.1
- blaze-builder-0.4.0.2
- blaze-html-0.9.0.1
- blaze-markup-0.8.0.0
- byteable-0.1.1
- bytestring-0.10.8.1
- call-stack-0.1.0
- case-insensitive-1.2.0.10
- cereal-0.5.4.0
- clock-0.7.2
- comonad-5.0.2
- conduit-1.2.11
- conduit-extra-1.1.16
- connection-0.2.8
- constraints-0.9.1
- containers-0.5.7.1
- contravariant-1.4
- cookie-0.4.2.1
- cryptohash-0.11.9
- cryptohash-sha256-0.11.100.1
- cryptonite-0.23
- cryptonite-conduit-0.2.0
- data-default-class-0.1.2.0
- deepseq-1.4.2.0
- digest-0.0.1.2
- directory-1.3.0.0
- distributive-0.5.3
- dlist-0.8.0.3
- easy-file-0.2.1
- echo-0.1.3
- ed25519-0.0.5.0
- either-4.4.1.1
- errors-2.2.1
- exceptions-0.8.3
- extra-1.5.3
- fail-4.9.0.0
- fast-logger-2.4.10
- file-embed-0.0.10
- filelock-0.1.1.2
- filepath-1.4.1.1
- foundation-0.0.13
- free-4.12.4
- fsnotify-0.2.1.1
- generic-deriving-1.11.2
- generics-sop-0.3.1.0
- ghc-boot-th-8.0.2
- ghc-prim-0.5.0.0
- gitrev-1.3.1
- hackage-security-0.5.2.2
- hashable-1.2.6.1
- hastache-0.6.1
- hinotify-0.3.9
- hourglass-0.2.10
- hpack-0.18.1
- hpc-0.6.0.3
- hspec-2.4.4
- hspec-core-2.4.4
- hspec-discover-2.4.4
- hspec-expectations-0.8.2
- hspec-smallcheck-0.4.2
- http-api-data-0.3.7.1
- http-client-0.5.7.0
- http-client-tls-0.3.5.1
- http-conduit-2.2.3.2
- http-types-0.9.1
- ieee754-0.8.0
- integer-gmp-1.0.0.1
- integer-logarithms-1.0.2
- lifted-async-0.9.3
- lifted-base-0.2.3.11
- logict-0.6.0.2
- memory-0.14.6
- microlens-0.4.8.1
- microlens-mtl-0.1.11.0
- microlens-th-0.4.1.1
- mime-types-0.1.0.7
- mintty-0.1.1
- mmorph-1.0.9
- monad-control-1.0.2.2
- monad-logger-0.3.25
- monad-loops-0.4.3
- monad-unlift-0.2.0
- mono-traversable-1.0.2.1
- mtl-2.2.1
- nats-1.1.1
- network-2.6.3.2
- network-uri-2.6.1.0
- old-locale-1.0.0.7
- old-time-1.1.0.3
- open-browser-0.2.1.0
- optparse-applicative-0.13.2.0
- optparse-simple-0.0.3
- parsec-3.1.11
- path-0.5.13
- path-io-1.2.2
- path-pieces-0.2.1
- pem-0.2.2
- persistent-2.7.0
- persistent-sqlite-2.6.2
- persistent-template-2.5.2
- pid1-0.1.2.0
- prelude-extras-0.4.0.3
- pretty-1.1.3.3
- primitive-0.6.2.0
- process-1.4.3.0
- profunctors-5.2.1
- project-template-0.2.0
- quickcheck-io-0.2.0
- random-1.1
- regex-applicative-0.3.3
- regex-applicative-text-0.1.0.1
- resource-pool-0.2.3.2
- resourcet-1.1.9
- retry-0.7.4.2
- rts-1.0
- safe-0.3.15
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- semigroupoids-5.2.1
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Answer 1

For bypassing the issue with the bytestring--lt flag:

Use --nix and --resolver with a former lts version for stack commands:

stack new myproject --nix --resolver lts-9.14
stack setup --nix --resolver lts-9.14
stack build --nix --resolver lts-9.14

---

It is not necessary, but so as to install a more recent version of stack:

First, we have to add the nixos-unstable channel so as to pick a more recent version of stack from it:

nix-channel --add 'https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-unstable' unstable
nix-channel --update

Then, update the nixos configuration.nix file so as to install the unstable version of stack:

{ config, pkgs, ... }:
  let
      unstable = import <unstable> {};
  in {
      environment.systemPackages = [ unstable.stack ];
}

and rebuild the system:

$ nixos-rebuild reboot