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On 2019-08-09 06:54, Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 8/8/19 11:05 PM, YUE Daian wrote: |
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>> It seems that some files (e.g. /usr/bin/ros) are installed by both |
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>> dev-lisp/roswell and net-libs/librouteros. |
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>> ... |
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>> Could anyone please give me any clues about how to solve this kind of |
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>> problem? |
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> The best solution is if you can convince one of the upstream projects to |
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> change the name of that file. For example, to /usr/bin/roswell or |
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> /usr/bin/routeros. All you can do is explain the reality: some other |
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> package already creates that file, and if they keep the names as they |
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> are, users can't install both of them at the same time. |
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> If both projects refuse to rename the file, then you have two options. |
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> You can rename one of the files in Gentoo, or you can add a blocker |
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> dependency to ensure that both packages can't be installed at the same time. |
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To be honest, it would be "unfair" to force one of the two packages to |
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change its name. I will talk with them and see. |
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Thank you so much! |
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