On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:36:18 +1000
Simon Males <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is my first real apt experince in dep hell. I have libxft-dev
> 2.1.2-5 and 2.1.2-6 screaming at each other. Every day i /apt-get
> update/ hoping something changes for when i try /apt-get -f install/.
> This all came about when I *should* of done /apt-get test upgrade/
>
> Its debian testing, I think it may have something to do with a new
> version of XFree86 entering testing. The only reason i know of i would
> require libxft-dev is when I was doing Mozilla compiling.
This is a relatively easy one to fix. I'll also show you how I figured
out HOW to fix it.
First, go to bugs.debian.org and look for bugs against libxft-dev which
gets you this:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?which=pkg&data=libxft-dev&archive=no
As it happens, the first bug listed is #237509, and in the email trail
it offers the following advice:
If you move (or remove) /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h and
/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft to /tmp/, you can do apt-get -f install
to finally upgrade this package.
Hope this helps for next time.
Cheers,
Erik
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