cabal file only, build issues

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bittorrent.cabal b/bittorrent.cabal
index 8db80f50..2dee30ee 100644
--- a/bittorrent.cabal
+++ b/bittorrent.cabal
@@ -184,8 +184,14 @@ library
 
                        -- Network
                      , http-types   >= 0.8
-                     , http-client  >= 0.2
+                     , http-client  >= 0.2 && < 0.5
+                      -- ^ We call setUri with Default Request instance,
+                      --   but that instance was removed in an API breaking
+                      --   change of http-client package, version 0.5.0.
                      , http-conduit >= 2.0
+                      -- ^ may wish  && < 2.3
+                      --   to tie upper bound here to http-client version
+                      --   maintained by same author
                      , iproute      >= 1.2.11
 
                        -- RNG/PRNG