You are not logged in.
- Topics: Active | Unanswered
#1 2014-05-06 01:47:37
- Neven
- Member
- Registered: 2014-05-02
- Posts: 75
[SOLVED] duplicate target error
What does the pacman message
error: package: duplicate target
mean?
I've found no mention of errors in the pacman man-page, and that particular one doesn't seem to be explained on the wiki.
Last edited by Neven (2014-05-06 22:02:04)
Offline
#2 2014-05-06 02:08:46
- apg
- Developer
- Registered: 2012-11-10
- Posts: 211
Re: [SOLVED] duplicate target error
It means you listed the package twice. It should really only be a warning instead of an error.
Offline
#3 2014-05-06 02:21:58
- Neven
- Member
- Registered: 2014-05-02
- Posts: 75
Re: [SOLVED] duplicate target error
But if I do e.g.
pacman -S abs abs
I don't get the error message.
So I don't understand to what exactly the error refers.
Offline
#4 2014-05-06 02:27:02
- alphaniner
- Member
- From: Ancapistan
- Registered: 2010-07-12
- Posts: 2,810
Re: [SOLVED] duplicate target error
What command causes the error?
But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist.
-Lysander Spooner
Offline
#5 2014-05-06 02:27:47
- apg
- Developer
- Registered: 2012-11-10
- Posts: 211
Re: [SOLVED] duplicate target error
-S and -R treat the "error" differently. -S gives a warning and skips the duplicate package, -R probably should too.
Offline
#6 2014-05-06 22:01:23
- Neven
- Member
- Registered: 2014-05-02
- Posts: 75
Re: [SOLVED] duplicate target error
Thank you I understand now why pacman gave me the error.
I got it when using makepkg -i (pacman -U) to install gcc from abs and makepkg for some reason gave pacman -U packages more than once.
Maybe I'll try too look into it more.
Offline