On Monday 17 September 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > (I originally posted this on the freebsd-gnome mailing list and then > realized that list was for people actively working on Gnome. I don't > know if my question is a Gnome-specific issue or if it is an issue > that can arise when installing programs in general.) > > I am currently using FreeBSD 6.2 RELEASE and I am trying to install > gnome2-office via the ports collection. After running 'portsnap > fetch update' I 'make install clean' in the gnome2-office directory. > It goes well until: > > * > * > * > gmake[2]: Entering directory > `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc/C' > gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'. > gmake[2]: Leaving directory > `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc/C' > gmake[2]: Entering directory > `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc' > gmake[2]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. > gmake[2]: Leaving directory > `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc' > gmake[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102/doc' > gmake[1]: Entering directory > `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102' > gmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. > gmake[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/ports/databases/libgda3/work/libgda-1.9.102' > ===> Installing for libgda3-1.9.102_3 > ===> libgda3-1.9.102_3 conflicts with installed package(s): > libgda2-1.2.4_1,1 > They install files into the same place. > Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1). > *** Error code 1 > Stop in /usr/ports/databases/libgda3. > *** Error code 1 > Stop in /usr/ports/math/gnumeric. > *** Error code 1 > Stop in /usr/ports/math/gnumeric. > *** Error code 1 > Stop in /usr/ports/editors/gnome2-office. > *** > > > ...so I: > > > root# pkg_delete libgda2-1.2.4_1,1 > pkg_delete: package 'libgda2-1.2.4_1,1' is required by these other > packages and may not be deinstalled:
man pkg_delete see the option "-f" to force the deletion Kent > py25-gnome-extras-2.14.3_3 > straw-0.27 > gnome2-fifth-toe-2.18.3 > *** > > > ...so I then try to install the new libgda separately: > > root# make install clean > ===> Installing for libgda3-1.9.102_3 > ===> libgda3-1.9.102_3 conflicts with installed package(s): > libgda2-1.2.4_1,1 > They install files into the same place. > Please remove them first with pkg_delete(1). > *** Error code 1 > > I am new to the subtle inner workings of FreeBSD. Could anyone > please advise, suggest, or comment on how I should proceed? It seems > that I can't install the new libgda unless I delete the old one, but > I am prevented from deleting the old one because at least three other > programs are dependent upon it. > > (As an aside, is it okay to run these installations from a terminal > window from inside the Gnome GUI environment, or should I be outside > of Gnome altogether when I do program installations/upgrades?) > > Thanks, > Larry > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://www.soyandina.com/ "I am Andean project". http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"