# How can i solve this error,I am trying to configure cardano-node using cabal but its giving this response

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-can-i-solve-this-error-i-am-trying-to-configure-cardano-node-using-cabal-but-its-giving-this-response/51210>\
**Category:** Setup a Stake Pool\
**Tags:** cardano-node\
**Created:** [2 March 2021 11:54 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-can-i-solve-this-error-i-am-trying-to-configure-cardano-node-using-cabal-but-its-giving-this-response/51210 "2021-03-02T11:54:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aashish\_Arora](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/aashish_arora/32/28957_2.png) [@Aashish\_Arora](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Aashish_Arora)\
**Post date:** [2 March 2021 11:54 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-can-i-solve-this-error-i-am-trying-to-configure-cardano-node-using-cabal-but-its-giving-this-response/51210/1 "2021-03-02T11:54:06Z")

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cardano2@LAPTOP-LA0KDTES:~/git/cardano-node$ cabal configure --with-compiler=ghc-8.10.2  
cabal: No cabal file found.  
Please create a package description file .cabal

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**Author:** ![\_cxh\_x](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/_cxh_x/32/29630_2.png) [@\_cxh\_x](https://forum.cardano.org/u/_cxh_x)\
**Post date:** [2 March 2021 14:15 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-can-i-solve-this-error-i-am-trying-to-configure-cardano-node-using-cabal-but-its-giving-this-response/51210/2 "2021-03-02T14:15:19Z")

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What guide are you using? You can also start by confirming the version that is being built. Then checking for the existence of files it says are missing.

```auto
cardano-node>(detached*)$ git status
HEAD detached at 1.25.1
nothing to commit, working tree clean

cardano-node>(detached*)$ find . -name "*.cabal"
./hedgehog-extras/hedgehog-extras.cabal
./cardano-cli/cardano-cli.cabal
./cardano-config/cardano-config.cabal
./cardano-api/test/cardano-api-test.cabal
./cardano-api/cardano-api.cabal
./cardano-node/cardano-node.cabal
./cardano-node-chairman/cardano-node-chairman.cabal
...

```

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**Author:** ![Aashish\_Arora](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/aashish_arora/32/28957_2.png) [@Aashish\_Arora](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Aashish_Arora)\
**Post date:** [3 March 2021 04:47 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-can-i-solve-this-error-i-am-trying-to-configure-cardano-node-using-cabal-but-its-giving-this-response/51210/3 "2021-03-03T04:47:25Z")

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I am using guide given in cardano Docs and from stakepool247 website.