Re: dselect problem: gcc-3.0-sparc64
On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 04:25:00PM -0800, Bob Van Cleef wrote:
>
> The gcc-3.0-sparc64 package managed to install itself about
> half way, before dieing because it couldn't delete gcc-3.0.1
> files.
>
> Unfortunately, it now takes presedence over every other package.
> It will not install/or uninstall, but deselect will not work
> on any of the other packages until it is delt with! (Actually,
> it installs one other, in parallel before failing.)
>
> If I try to uninstall it I get:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> dpkg: error processing gcc-3.0-sparc64 (--purge):
> Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
> reinstall it before attempting a removal.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> If I try to place it on HOLD, I get: (same as install)
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> The following held packages will be changed:
> gcc-3.0-sparc64
> [...]
> dpkg: error processing
> /var/cache/apt/archives/gcc-3.0_1%3a3.0.3-1_sparc.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-linux/3.0.3/specs', which is
> also in package gcc-3.0-sparc64
dpkg --force-overwrite -i gcc-3.0-sparc64_*.deb
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