Thanks for the suggestion. However, using any of the --force flags from dpkg should really be a last resort, not something that people do very often. The problem is, when you do this you can leave your Fink installation in an inconsistent state, and it may later be impossible to fix it again.
So I'm not actually in favor of adding this to the docs. But I'm forwarding your message (and my response) to the fink-devel mailing list in case there are other opinions. -- Dave Aaron Gerber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not exactly sure where this email should go, but > hopefully you're either the right one or you'll know who to > forward it to. > > I've looked through the docs, FAQ and help sections on > fink.sf.net and can't find this stuff on there. Maybe it is > and I'm just not finding it, but if it isn't on there some > where, I think it would be very helpful to people like [snip] > When you try to update packages and they compile, but the > .deb files won't install because it says that it conflicts > with packages that are install and you have to: > sudo dpkg --remove --force-depends <package name> > and then try to reinstall. > > Not a big deal, but I think a lot of people might find this > info helpful if it isn't already on the website. Thanks! Aaron- ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
