Hi, On Tue, Jan 18, 2005 at 02:04:56PM +0000, Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh) wrote: > quick and drity :just build the package with alien then install the > .deb with --force-overwrite...
Looking into the .rpm, this procedure WILL break your system. the /usr/lib/libGL.so.1.2 will be replaced by a 32bit one, while the 64bit one will be stored in /usr/X11R6/lib64/libGL.so.1.2 where no app will ever look for it. The correct locations are: libGL.so (libc6,x86-64) => /usr/lib/libGL.so libGL.so (libc6) => /emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib/libGL.so as ldconfig -p | grep libGL.so shows on a sane system. just --force-overwrite'installing a deb created by alien from the rpm will break your OpenGL subsystem. <rant> Using --force-overwrite as a magic bullet on every occasion, like more and more people on this list seem to think of it, is a very bad development. Please help fixing buggy packages, filing bugs and patches, instead of beating things into shape with a sledge hammer. </rant> Kind regards Frederik Schueler -- ENOSIG
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