Alexander Hansen wrote:
> On 6/6/10 12:25 PM, Daniel Macks wrote:
>> On Sun, Jun 06, 2010 at 11:17:00AM -0500, Robert Wyatt wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Can you refresh my memory about the proper form of:
>>>
>>> sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite mailtools-pm588-2.06-1
>>>
>>> that I need to use in order to get around:
>>>
>>> The package 'mailtools-pm588' will be built and installed.
>>> Reading dependency for mailtools-pm588-2.06-1...
>>> Reading build dependency for mailtools-pm588-2.06-1...
>>> Reading build conflict for mailtools-pm588-2.06-1...
>>> Failed: Internal error: node for perl588-core already exists
>>>
>>> If I remember correctly I'll need the full directory path to the .deb
>>> which is normally provided during the build.
>>>
>>> This is on 10.6 64-bit fink by the way.
>>>
>>> Using "locate mailtools-pm588" I got the path to the existing .deb file
>>> (the older version already installed):
>>>
>>> sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite
>>> /sw/fink/10.4/unstable/main/binary-darwin-x86_64/libs/perlmods/mailtools-pm588_2.04-1_darwin-x86_64.deb
>>>
>>> But of course this doesn't help me build the new package.
>>
>> --force-overwrite is for file collisions when "dpkg -i" tries to
>> install something ("trying to overwrite `%.250s', which is also in
>> package %.250s"). The node-already-exists is a fink engine
>> problem. Try installing fewer packages at once (install a dependency
>> manually first rather than installing a top-level that triggers this
>> error when trying to install the dependencies automaticlaly).
>>
>> dan
>>
>
> Or trya a "sudo dpkg -r --force-depends perl588-core", as per the FAQ
> for "Node exists" errors.
>
> - --
> Alexander Hansen
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