Does anyone have suggestions about how to install pandoc on Arch? I am trying to install pandoc-static from here: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pandoc-static/, although it appears to be conflicting with my xmonad installation (I use xmonad as a TWM):

 [grease-lightning]/home/.../builds/pandoc-static$ makepkg -s
 ==> Making package: pandoc-static 1.15.0.6-1 (Sun Aug 16 23:18:48 PDT 2015)
 ==> Checking runtime dependencies...
 ==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
 ==> Retrieving sources...
 -> Found pandoc-static-1.15.0.6-1.tar.xz
 -> Found pandoc-static-1.15.0.6-1.tar.xz.sig
 ==> Validating source files with sha512sums...
 pandoc-static-1.15.0.6-1.tar.xz ... Passed
 pandoc-static-1.15.0.6-1.tar.xz.sig ... Skipped
 ==> Verifying source file signatures with gpg...
 pandoc-static-1.15.0.6-1.tar.xz ... Passed
 ==> Extracting sources...
 -> Extracting pandoc-static-1.15.0.6-1.tar.xz with bsdtar
 ==> Starting prepare()...
 ==> Removing existing $pkgdir/ directory...
 ==> Starting build()...
 -> Skipping List-0.5.2
 -> Skipping SHA-1.6.4.2
 -> Skipping base64-bytestring-1.0.0.1
 -> Skipping byteable-0.1.1
 -> Skipping cereal-0.4.1.1
 -> Skipping cmdargs-0.10.13
 -> Building data-default-class-0.0.1
 Warning: The package list for 'hackage.haskell.org' does not exist. Run 'cabal
 update' to download it.
 Resolving dependencies...
 In order, the following would be installed:
 data-default-class-0.0.1 (reinstall)
 cabal: The following packages are likely to be broken by the reinstalls:
 data-default-instances-old-locale-0.0.1
 data-default-0.5.3
 X11-1.6.1.2
 xmonad-contrib-0.11.4
 xmonad-0.11.1
 X11-xft-0.3.1
 data-default-instances-dlist-0.0.1
 data-default-instances-containers-0.0.1
 data-default-instances-base-0.0.1
 Use --force-reinstalls if you want to install anyway.
 ==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
 Aborting...

I am afraid of breaking my xmonad TWM if I force the reinstall. What should I do?


Perhaps I should install Pandoc via `sudo cabal install --global pandoc`? If so, how should I install `cabal`? I was thinking that I should download it from here: https://www.haskell.org/cabal/download.html 

Any suggestions or recommendations are appreciated. I am also happy to clarify anything.