On 1/13/06, Michael J. Vollinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have have an issue trying to install some packages (Koffice).  It seems
> that it dependent on automake 1.7, but automake 1.9 is install and is not
> backward compatible.  I have tried to uninstall automake 1.9 and reinstall
> automake 1.7, but 1.9 won't uninstall.  Anyone have any work around ideas?
> Here is the error message, just in case I am misunderstanding something:
>

<snip>

> dpkg: considering removing automake1.9 in favour of automake1.7 ...
> dpkg: no, cannot remove automake1.9 (--auto-deconfigure will help):
>  fink-buildlock-kdelibs3-3.4.0-25 depends on automake1.9
>   automake1.9 is to be removed.
> dpkg: regarding .../automake1.7_1.7.9-1_darwin-powerpc.deb containing
> automake1.7:
>  automake1.7 conflicts with automake1.9
>   automake1.9 (version 1.9.6-1) is installed.
> /sw/bin/dpkg: error processing
> /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/devel/automake1.7_1.7.9-1
> _darwin-powerpc.deb (--install):
>  conflicting packages - not installing automake1.7
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /sw/fink/dists/unstable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/devel/automake1.7_1.7.9-
> 1_darwin-powerpc.deb
> ### execution of /sw/bin/dpkg-lockwait failed, exit code 1
> Failed: can't install package automake1.7-1.7.9-1
>
>
> Any help would be looked upon kindly.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike
>
> ------------------------------------------
> Michael J. Vollinger
> Research Assistant
> Ronald B. Gilmore XRF Lab
> Dept. of Geosciences
> University of Massachusetts
> Amherst, MA 01003-9297
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>


How about removing  fink-buildlock-kdelibs3-3.4.0-25, since it's the
package that's provoking the conflict?

--
Alexander K. Hansen
Fink Documenter
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