On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 06:14:07PM -0800, Micah wrote: > Oliver Iberien wrote: > >I'm trying to install the package of OpenOffice 2.0: > > > >bsd# pkg_add /home/oliver/OOo_SRC680_m156_FreeBSD60Intel_install_en-US.tbz > >pkg_add: could not find package gamin-0.1.7_1 ! > > > >Unfortunately: > > > >===> gamin-0.1.7_2 conflicts with installed package(s): > > fam-2.6.9_6 > > > > They install files into the same place. > > Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1). > >*** Error code 1 > > > >Stop in /usr/ports/devel/gamin. > >*** Error code 1 > > > >Stop in /usr/ports/devel/gamin. > >bsd# pkg_delete fam-2.6.9_6 > >pkg_delete: package 'fam-2.6.9_6' is required by these other packages > >and may not be deinstalled: > >dasher-3.2.15 > >eel-2.10.1_1 > >fileroller-2.10.4,1 > >gdm-2.8.0.1 > >gnome-menus-2.10.2_1 > >gnomedesktop-2.10.2 > >gnomegames2-2.10.2 > >gnomemedia2-2.10.2 > >gnomevfs2-2.10.1 > >gnomevfs2-2.12.2_2 > >gstreamer-plugins-gnomevfs-0.8.10_1 > >gtkhtml3-3.6.2 > >k3b-0.12.11 > >kde-3.5.1 > > > >...and many more. I do not wish to lose KDE. The problem seems to be > >documented: > >http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=92592 > > > >But I cannot find a workaround that works with the package. > > > >A person from the FreeBSD KDE project posted here: > >http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.freebsd.devel.ports/56219 > > > >for use with the portupgrade system, and the same thread: > >http://freebsd.kde.org/pipermail/kde-freebsd/2006-February/012137.html > > > >has something to be spliced in to pkgtools.conf. I put it in, but no joy. > > > >Is there some way to do this without having to download and install the > >very, very large ports version? And even if I download it, will it install? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Oliver > > Gamin and Fam are "interchangeable" in that they do the same thing. > Gamin is supposed to be the next generation replacement for fam, but > some have said that gamin is not yet ready for production.... You should > set WITH_FAM_SYSTEM= either gamin or fam in your make.conf depending on > which you decide to permanently use. > > If you decide to switch to gamin, pkg_delete fam, then install gamin. > Run pkgdb -F to change the dependency from fam to gamin on all the ports > you listed above. Or just rebuild all the ports that you listed above. > > Or if you decide to stick with fam, see if you can force the install of > the openoffice package despite the gamin dependency. Then run pkgdb -F > and point openoffice's gamin dependency to fam.
Unfortunately they are not yet inter-compatible, and e.g. courier-imap will crash when run with gamin. I don't know what other problems exist - I guess it might be worth a try forcing it, before recompiling one or the other. Kris
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