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From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? udev-182 package collision with own files
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:35:00
Message-Id: CAA2qdGWhSiNJ3KLhJwhz2fhkS-XzWX7Vn14zAJ2ahXLhATkDTQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Huh? udev-182 package collision with own files by Alex Schuster
1 On Mar 23, 2012 8:46 PM, "Alex Schuster" <wonko@×××××××××.org> wrote:
2 >
3 > Hi there!
4 >
5 > emerge --update --newuse @world wants to re-install sys-fs/udev-182 due
6 > to changed USE flags (static-libs), but this package just failed to
7 > compile because of file collisions.
8 >
9 > * package sys-fs/udev-182 NOT merged
10 > *
11 > * Detected file collision(s):
12 > *
13 > * /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libudev
14 > * /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gudev
15 > *
16 > * Searching all installed packages for file collisions...
17 > *
18 > * Press Ctrl-C to Stop
19 > *
20 > * sys-fs/udev-182
21 > * /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gudev
22 > * /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libudev
23 >
24 > So udev-182 cannot install because it does not want to overwrite some
25 > of its own directories. What's this, a portage bug? I'm running
26 > 2.2.0_alpha94.
27 >
28 > Yes, I know how to turn this collision check off, but I wonder what's
29 > going on and if I should file a portage bug report.
30 >
31 > Wonko
32 >
33
34 More reason for me to stay away from udev as if it's the plague ;-)
35
36 Seriously, it's too complex for its own good.
37
38 Rgds,

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Re: [gentoo-user] Huh? udev-182 package collision with own files Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>