Type mismatch error in making HTTP request

Trying to make a HTTP request, I got the error:

{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
import Network.HTTP.Conduit -- the main module

-- The streaming interface uses conduits
import Data.Conduit
import Data.Conduit.Binary (sinkFile)

import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as L
import Control.Monad.IO.Class (liftIO)

main :: IO ()
main = do
    simpleHttp "http://www.example.com/foo.txt" >>= L.writeFile "foo.txt"

The error is:

Couldn't match type `L.ByteString'
                  with `bytestring-0.10.0.2:Data.ByteString.Lazy.Internal.ByteString'
    Expected type: bytestring-0.10.0.2:Data.ByteString.Lazy.Internal.ByteString
                   -> IO ()
      Actual type: L.ByteString -> IO ()
    In the return type of a call of `L.writeFile'
    In the second argument of `(>>=)', namely `L.writeFile "foo.txt"'
    In a stmt of a 'do' block:
      simpleHttp "http://www.example.com/foo.txt"
      >>= L.writeFile "foo.txt"

I can't figure out how to solve it because the text of the error doesn't really make sense.

Solution

You have two conflicting versions on bytestring package. Try ghc-pkg list bytestring. I'd suggest you to cabalize your code and use cabal sandbox.

BTW, the error message should be better in ghc-7.8, see https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8278