diff --git a/Graphics/HGL/Internals/Utilities.hs b/Graphics/HGL/Internals/Utilities.hs
--- a/Graphics/HGL/Internals/Utilities.hs
+++ b/Graphics/HGL/Internals/Utilities.hs
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 module Graphics.HGL.Internals.Utilities(
 	bracket, bracket_,
 	safeTry,
-	E.IOException,
+	Exception,
         modMVar, modMVar_
 	) where
 
-import qualified Control.Exception as E (bracket, try, IOException)
+import qualified Control.Exception as E (bracket, try, IOException, tryJust, ioErrors)
 import Control.Concurrent( MVar, takeMVar, putMVar )
 
 bracket :: IO a -> (a -> IO b) -> (a -> IO c) -> IO c
@@ -30,8 +30,17 @@
 bracket_ :: IO a -> (a -> IO b) -> IO c -> IO c
 bracket_ left right m = bracket left right (const m)
 
-safeTry :: IO a -> IO (Either E.IOException a)
+type Exception = E.IOException
+safeTry :: IO a -> IO (Either Exception a)
+
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL >= 610 
+-- ghc-6.10
 safeTry = E.try
+#else
+-- ghc 6.8 (and below?)
+safeTry = E.tryJust E.ioErrors
+#endif
+
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Utilities
diff --git a/HGL.cabal b/HGL.cabal
--- a/HGL.cabal
+++ b/HGL.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:		HGL
-version:	3.2.0.1
+version:	3.2.0.2
 license:	BSD3
 license-file:	LICENSE
 author: 	Alastair Reid
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         Graphics.HGL.Internals.Flag,
         Graphics.HGL.Internals.Utilities
   if os(windows)
+    build-depends: Win32
     cpp-options: -DX_DISPLAY_MISSING
     other-modules:
         Graphics.HGL.Win32.Bitmap,