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+What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+Download current git head (fa5100d) and run cabal update; cabal install --only-dependencies; cabal configure; cabal build
+
+What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
+
+Expect succcessful build, get:
+
+Assistant/Install.hs:24:8:
+    Could not find module `Data.AssocList'
+    It is a member of the hidden package `hxt-9.3.1.1'.
+    Perhaps you need to add `hxt' to the build-depends in your .cabal file.
+    Use -v to see a list of the files searched for.
+
+
+What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+
+building using cabal from clone of git clone git://git-annex.branchable.com/, commit fa5100d (same problem happens with last release, 3.20121127).  On OS X, "Lion".
+
+
+Please provide any additional information below.
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+