Tom K __ 09.07.2006 23:57 > Eric Belanger wrote: >> The reason pacman complains about broken dependency is because when it >> goes on to remove libraw1394, it doesn't know that libraw1394-svn will be >> installed a few seconds later. > > I'd have to disagree. pacman knows that the -svn package will be > installed, because we've just told it, i.e. pacman -A > libraw1394-svn-32768.pkg.tar.gz. Not only that, but pacman knows about > the conflict, because it has read the -svn .PKGINFO file - the same file > that gives pacman the provides= info.
I completely agree with this. I'm aware of the solutions posted -- the pacman -Rd xyz, pacman -Up abc.pkg.tar.gz is what I use -- but I don't consider them solutions at all. Workarounds maybe. Besides, the "remove packages depending on xyz before installing one that provides xyz" method is not even a workaround. For example, kdebase depends on libraw1394. I really don't consider removing kdebase sane... Best, :g _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
