On Sun, Apr 02, 2000 at 11:41:20AM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > Here is what happened when I tried to install libstc++-dev (prior > > to the above compile attempt): > > > > # dpkg -i libstdc++2.9-dev_2.91.66-0slink2.deb > > Selecting previously deselected package libstdc++2.9-dev. > > dpkg: regarding libstdc++2.9-dev_2.91.66-0slink2.deb containing > > libstdc++2.9-dev: > > libstdc++2.9-dev conflicts with libg++272-dev > > libg++272-dev (version 2.7.2.5-3) is installed. > > dpkg: error processing libstdc++2.9-dev_2.91.66-0slink2.deb (--install): > > conflicting packages - not installing libstdc++2.9-dev > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > libstdc++2.9-dev_2.91.66-0slink2.deb > > > > Maybe I should uninstalled libg++-dev and install libstdc++-dev? > > Thanks. > > Are you running a 2.2.x kernel? If you are running 2.0.x, then I suggest > staying away from potato entirely. If you are running a 2.2.x kernel, you > can install the potato libc6, libc6-dev, libstdc++2.10 and > libstdc++2.10-dev packages. This should solve your compile issues.
Ooops, almost forgot. If you install the libstdc++2.10 packages, do so from http://incoming.debian.org/ and not the current archives (version 2.95.2-8 is broken, -8.1 in incoming fixes it). Ben -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'

