[gentoo-user] file collisions

emerge complains that icu (details below) will overwrite files that MAY belong to other packages. But in fact none do. The suggestion is to ignore the collisions. Does that mean I should simply rm the files before retrying the emerge? thanks, ...

Message posted on the May 26th, 2011 - 8:20 AM ET

MAXON Unveils CINEMA 4D Release 13

Next Generation Simplifies Character Animation, Adds Stereographic Capabilities and Physical Rendering.

Press published on the August 1st, 2011 - 6:00 AM ET

Release of Mastercam Swiss Expert 2012 Leverages Spatial 3D Components

Popular CAD/CAM Software Combines User Productivity with Expanded Synchronization and Simulation Functionality.

Press published on the February 20th, 2013 - 7:06 AM ET

RAIR and ITI Join Forces to Provide Personalized Real-Time Training

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Press published on the December 13th, 2011 - 11:23 AM ET

Netgear WNCE2001: Ethernet to Wi-Fi 802.11n adaptor

The Netgear WNCE2001 is an Ethernet to Wi-Fi 802.11n adaptor. So what would you use this for? Simply to connect your local area network or Internet connection to a device which has an RJ45 port that is situated a long way away from the Internet box. ...

Review published on the February 27th, 2011 - 6:10 PM ET

[gentoo-user] file collision on net-libs/neon-0.29.3

Please remind me what we are supposed to do when we get: * Package 'net-libs/neon-0.29.3' NOT merged due to file collisions. If * necessary, refer to your elog messages for the whole content of the * above message. Checking for file ownership ...

Message posted on the June 22nd, 2010 - 6:50 PM ET

[gentoo-user] unclear package collisions in nvidia-drivers-295.20-r1

Nvidia-drivers fails with package collisions * Detected file collision(s): * * /usr/lib32/libnvidia-compiler.so * /usr/lib32/libcuda.so * /usr/lib32/libcuda.so.1 * /usr/lib64/libnvidia-compiler.so * /usr/lib64/libcuda.so * ...

Message posted on the February 15th, 2012 - 11:10 AM ET

Bug#583870: linux-image-2.6.26-2-686: inconsistencies in ext3 file systems

Package: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.26-22lenny1 Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system (the system will no longer boot) *** Please type your report below this line *** Hello, with various kernels, starting with at least 2.6.24 ...

Message posted on the May 31st, 2010 - 5:40 AM ET

[gentoo-user] Huh? udev-182 package collision with own files

Hi there! emerge --update --newuse @world wants to re-install sys-fs/udev-182 due to changed USE flags (static-libs), but this package just failed to compile because of file collisions. * package sys-fs/udev-182 NOT merged * * Detected file ...

Message posted on the March 23rd, 2012 - 8:50 AM ET

[gentoo-user] libdb no longer slotted?

It seems that sys-libs/db used to be slotted (I previously had 3 or 4 versions installed). But todays update is failing becuase Python wants libdb-4.7 and Perl wants libdb-4.3. They won't both install because of file collisions. Is libdb no longer ...

Message posted on the May 4th, 2010 - 12:20 AM ET

[gentoo-dev] RFC: deprecate /usr/share/doc/$PF

At the moment, Gentoo documentation is supposed to be installed in /usr/share/doc/$PF. Given the existence of slots, this directory scheme makes little sense; versioning documentation directories with $PF seems nearly as silly as would be e.g. ...

Message posted on the December 18th, 2011 - 5:00 PM ET

[gentoo-user] Problem updating modutils

Hello all, Confused... emerge -pvuDN world shows (among a few others): [ebuild N ] virtual/modutils-0 0 kB No warnings about blockers or anything are evident. However, when I do emerge -pvuDN modutils (instead of 'world), I get the ...

Message posted on the February 5th, 2012 - 11:40 AM ET

"On error" within While loop failing

OK, so I know using an "On error" within a While loop isn't terribly kosher but I'm interfacing Excel with a realtime data system and the existence/timing/availability of the key file is unpredictable. So I have used the following VBA ...

Message posted on the July 7th, 2010 - 12:33 PM ET

[gentoo-dev] package.mask-ed ebuilds

Hello! So, I can't find any documentation about this; nor can I find a best-practices list. Can we add broken ebuilds in-tree as long as they are package.masked? automagic deps, wrong deps, missing deps, file collisions, etc etc? Even if it makes ...

Message posted on the April 9th, 2010 - 3:20 AM ET