> On Nov 17, 2016, at 08:13, Alexander Hansen <alexanderk.han...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> On Nov 17, 2016, at 05:43, Mike Wilkes <mike.wil...@hotmail.com >> <mailto:mike.wil...@hotmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Thank you, Hanspeter. I had removed octave in order to install xfig because >> of the conflict between fig2dev and transfig. (I then found that there is an >> X11 problem running the new xfig.) After receiving your email, I decided to >> reinstall octave. During the reinstall, xfig was removed. Octave installed >> just fine, with transfig-graphicx. I then tried to install xfig again, but >> the error conflict of fig2dev with transfig-graphicx appears to still be >> there: >> >> MacBook-Pro:CLASSICAL_MECHANICS 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_3.2.6-2_darwin-x86%5f64.deb >> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/sci/octave382-atlas-qtx11_3.8.2-10_darwin-x86_64.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_3.2.6-2_darwin-x86%5f64.deb containing fig2dev: >> fig2dev conflicts with transfig-graphicx >> transfig-graphicx (version 3.2.5d-1015) is installed. >> /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing >> /sw/var/cache/apt/archives/fig2dev_3.2.6-2_darwin-x86%5f64.deb (--install): >> conflicting packages - not installing fig2dev >> (Reading database ... 191030 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_64.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_3.2.6-2_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_3.2.6-2_darwin-x86%5f64.deb >> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/sci/octave382-atlas-qtx11_3.8.2-10_darwin-x86_64.deb >> >> Have I misunderstood, or missed doing something? I do notice that I have a >> fig2dev in /sw/bin from yesterday, but fink doesn't show fig2dev as an >> installed package. >> >> > > "dpkg -S /sw/bin/fig2dev” will tell you where it came from. > > Hanspeter’s change doesn’t affect the fact that the Octave packing does not > yet recognize the fig2dev package as an acceptable choice. That’ll have to > happen as well. > > If you want to try that locally, edit > /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/finkinfo/sci/octave-3.8.2.info > <http://octave-3.8.2.info/> and change "transfig-graphicx | transfig-epsfig,” > to “fig2dev | transfig-graphicx | transfig-epsfig,” in the RuntimeDepends: > line. Then use “fink rebuild” to rebuild your preferred Octave variant with > the new dependency option. > > -- > Alexander Hansen, Ph.D. > Fink User Liaison
I just updated octave-3.8.2 and octave-3.6.4 to allow the use of an appropriate version of fig2dev. A selfupdate should make that available to you soon.
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