Re: Failures with new packages

[jmarant@nerim.net (Jérôme Marant)]

Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> writes:

> On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 02:38:21PM +0200, Jérôme Marant wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I tried to install the new ocaml packaging but it failed:
>> 
>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-
>> (Reading database ... 137644 files and directories currently installed.)
>> Unpacking ocaml-interp (from .../ocaml-interp_3.07.2a-3_powerpc.deb) ...
>> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ocaml-interp_3.07.2a-3_powerpc.deb (--unpack):
>>  trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/ocaml', which is also in package ocaml
>> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>> Unpacking ocaml-nox (from .../ocaml-nox_3.07.2a-3_powerpc.deb) ...
>> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ocaml-nox_3.07.2a-3_powerpc.deb (--unpack):
>>  trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/ocamlc', which is also in package ocaml
>> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>  /var/cache/apt/archives/ocaml-interp_3.07.2a-3_powerpc.deb
>>  /var/cache/apt/archives/ocaml-nox_3.07.2a-3_powerpc.deb
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
> Mmm, i missed that, i just installed them all with dpkg -i *.deb. 

How did you manage to install them with dpkg -i *.deb? This is
exactly what I tried first, and it failed the same way.

>
>> At least:
>> 
>> ocaml-interp must conflict with ocaml (<< 3.07.2a-3) and
>> not ocaml-base (<< 3.07-3)
>> 
>> ocaml-nox must conflict with ocaml (<< 3.07.2a-3) and
>> not ocaml (<< 3.07-3)
>
> Ok, can you add that to subversion for tomorrow, i have not the time
> today to do it.

I'm going to coordinate with Mike first.

Cheers,

-- 
Jérôme Marant

http://marant.org