On 11/15/16 11:26 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> On Nov 15, 2016, at 05:07, Mike Wilkes <mike.wil...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Here is what happens when I try an install of xfig after selfupdating to >> fink 0.41.1: >> >> MacBook-Pro:~ Mike$ fink install xfig >> Information about 10196 packages read in 1 seconds. >> The following package will be installed or updated: >> xfig >> The following additional package will be installed: >> fig2dev >> Default answer will be chosen in 60 seconds... >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] >> Reading buildlock packages... >> /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait -i >> /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/fig2dev_3.2.6-1_darwin-x86%5f64.deb >> /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/octave382-atlas-qtx11_3.8.2-10_darwin-x86%5f64.deb >> dpkg: considering removing transfig-graphicx in favour of fig2dev ... >> dpkg: no, cannot remove transfig-graphicx (--auto-deconfigure will help): >> octave382-atlas-qtx11 depends on transfig-graphicx | transfig-epsfig >> transfig-graphicx is to be removed. >> transfig-epsfig is not installed. >> dpkg: regarding .../fig2dev_3.2.6-1_darwin-x86%5f64.deb containing fig2dev: >> fig2dev conflicts with transfig-graphicx >> transfig-graphicx (version 3.2.5d-1014) is installed. >> /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing >> /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/fig2dev_3.2.6-1_darwin-x86%5f64.deb (--install): >> conflicting packages - not installing fig2dev >> (Reading database ... 175123 files and directories currently installed.) >> Preparing to replace octave382-atlas-qtx11 3.8.2-10 (using >> .../octave382-atlas-qtx11_3.8.2-10_darwin-x86%5f64.deb) ... >> Unpacking replacement octave382-atlas-qtx11 ... >> Setting up octave382-atlas-qtx11 (3.8.2-10) ... >> >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/fig2dev_3.2.6-1_darwin-x86%5f64.deb >> ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1 >> Failed: can't batch-install packages: >> /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/fig2dev_3.2.6-1_darwin-x86%5f64.deb >> /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/octave382-atlas-qtx11_3.8.2-10_darwin-x86%5f64.deb >> >> I recently installed Octave, which required package transfig-graphicx, as I >> recall...this now seems to conflict with xfig's requirement for fig2dev? I >> dunno. Thanks for your help. >> ——————————————————————————————————————— > > (CC’ing the listed fig2dev maintainer) > > My understanding is that fig2dev has replaced transfig for xfig-3.2.6. It > doesn’t build a “transfig” executable by default, though. I just updated > transfig* to conflict properly with fig2dev. > > For right now, you won’t be able to have fig2dev + xfig and transfig-graphicx > + octave* installed simultaneously. If Octave will get along with fig2dev > (which might require enabling the legacy transfig executable in the fig2dev > build) then we can get rid of this problem. > > Sorry about the hitch there.
The fig2dev package now builds the transfig program. This should now be fully replaceable against the old transfig-* packages (assuming upstream didn't break change the functionality between releases). Hanspeter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
