pdfetex is a file withing pdftex The functionality of the old pdftex package is now included in tetex-base and tetex-texmf. Uninstall pdftex and try again.
On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 09:54, James A. Smith wrote: > Hmmm... looks like I spoke too soon... > > After running fink selfupdate-cvs, I started running fink update-all. It > choked on some of the tetex packages, which I removed and/or purged. > Every time that I've run update-all after that it has failed and exited > while updating pdftex. > > The problem seems to be a conflict with "pdfetex" (I've included the > output from fink update-all below). I've tried to remove pdfetex but get > an error saying "Failed: no package found for specification 'pdfetex'!" > > Does anyone know what I should do to solve this? > > Thanks! > > James > > --- begin: snippet of fink output --- > > dpkg -i > >/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/text/pdftex_20010417-10_darwin-powerpc.deb > (Reading database ... 33137 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace pdftex 20010417-9 (using > .../pdftex_20010417-10_darwin-powerpc.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement pdftex ... > dpkg: error processing > >/sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/text/pdftex_20010417-10_darwin-powerpc.deb > (--install): > trying to overwrite `/sw/bin/pdfetex', which is also in package > tetex-base > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) > mktexlsr: Updating /sw/etc/ls-R/texmf... > > --- end of snippet --- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. > The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. > Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. > www.slickedit.com/sourceforge > _______________________________________________ > Fink-beginners mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners -- Alexander K. Hansen Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University visiting MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center Levitated Dipole Experiment 175 Albany Street, NW17-219 Cambridge, MA 02139-4213 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. www.slickedit.com/sourceforge _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
