On Thursday 07 October 2004 09:23 am, JoeHill wrote: > I wanted to install an updated version of Imlib2 (see 'Python help' > thread). > > At first, I built it, made a checkinstall RPM, did an rpm -Uvh <new > Imlib2>, and it installed okay. > > Then I realized I had built it without using --prefix=/usr (bangs head > against table, table breaks). > > So, I uninstalled it with 'rpm -e --nodeps', intending to rebuild imlib2 > properly and reinstall. However, now: > > rpm -Uvh /usr/src/RPM/RPMS/i586/imlib2-1.1.2-1mdk.i586. > Preparing... ########################################### > [100%] file /usr/lib/libImlib2.so.1 from install of imlib2-1.1.2-1mdk > conflicts with file from package libimlib2_1-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk file > /usr/bin/imlib2-config from install of imlib2-1.1.2-1mdk conflicts with > file from package libimlib2_1-devel-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk file > /usr/include/Imlib2.h from install of imlib2-1.1.2-1mdk conflicts with file > from package libimlib2_1-devel-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk file > /usr/lib/libImlib2.a from install of imlib2-1.1.2-1mdk conflicts with file > from package > libimlib2_1-devel-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk file /usr/lib/libImlib2.la from > install of imlib2-1.1.2-1mdk conflicts with file from package > libimlib2_1-devel-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk file /usr/lib/libImlib2.so from > install of imlib2-1.1.2-1mdk conflicts with file from package > libimlib2_1-devel-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk > > ...so, I thought what I would do is reinstall the *old* imlib2, but no go: > > urpmi libimlib2_1 > medium "contrib" uses an invalid list file: > mirror is probably not up-to-date, trying to use alternate method > Everything already installed > > even though it is clearly no longer installed: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>$rpm -qa | grep imlib > imlib-1.9.14-8mdk > libimlib2_1-loaders-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk > libimlib1-devel-1.9.14-8mdk > libimlib2_1-filters-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk > libimlib2_1-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk > libimlib1-1.9.14-8mdk > libimlib2_1-devel-1.0.6-4.1.92mdk > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>$ > > So far nothing is *broken*, ie. I can install the newest imlib2 with just > 'make install' and everything appears to work OK, however I would like to > have it installed as an RPM so that MDK doesn't think it's missing at some > point in the future. > > Thanks all! Joe, did you do "rpm --rebuilddb && updatedb" before you tried the reinstall. It might be that the old "headers" (?) need to be cleaned out. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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