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#1 2012-10-09 10:13:02

i42n
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Registered: 2012-02-28
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[Solved] Error on updating ghc

Hey,

I get the following error when trying to do an update:

error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
ghc: /usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/hslogo-16.png exists in filesystem
ghc: /usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/synopsis.png exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

How can I solve that? I did not do pacman force, as this may damage my system.

Last edited by i42n (2012-10-09 11:15:23)

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#2 2012-10-09 10:47:37

Lone_Wolf
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Registered: 2005-10-04
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Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

pacman -Qo /path/to/file  will show you which package owns a file, please post the output for those 2 conflicting files.


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(A works at time B)  && (time C > time B ) ≠  (A works at time C)

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#3 2012-10-09 10:53:05

i42n
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Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

Sure...

error: No package owns /usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/hslogo-16.png
error: No package owns /usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/synopsis.png

That's odd.

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#4 2012-10-09 10:58:21

Lone_Wolf
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Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

Well, solution is straightforward since the conflicting files do not belong to any package :

move those files to a backup location incase you do need them later, then update .


Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.


(A works at time B)  && (time C > time B ) ≠  (A works at time C)

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#5 2012-10-09 11:08:06

wildebeestje
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Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

I had the same problem.
I just removed those files and upgrade went fine.

EDIT backup would be better ofcourse, but I didn't do that because I'm pretty sure I don't need these png's tongue

Last edited by wildebeestje (2012-10-09 11:10:45)

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#6 2012-10-09 11:15:06

i42n
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Registered: 2012-02-28
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Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

Worked for me too. Thanks!

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#7 2012-10-09 14:20:40

scri
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Registered: 2012-08-18
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Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

Also for me, but it's annoying. Does this count as a bug? It shouldn't be hard to fix. It deserves either an email to the maintainer or a bug report.

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#8 2012-10-09 16:18:29

myle
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Registered: 2011-08-11
Posts: 35

Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

Same problem, same solution.

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#9 2012-10-09 21:37:42

pyarch
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Registered: 2011-09-30
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Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

thanks  !!! smile

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#10 2012-10-09 23:04:42

tommytomatoe
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Registered: 2012-09-11
Posts: 13

Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

This was pretty weird. First time I've ran into issues with pacman. I moved the two pngs and it worked fine. Interesting that multiple people are gettng same error.

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#11 2012-10-09 23:14:15

flying sheep
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Registered: 2012-02-29
Posts: 90

Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

me too. strange that ghc owns them now, but nothing did before, yet they still existed.

were they possible generated on the fly and not registered as belonging to ghc or what?

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#12 2012-10-10 20:37:06

theodore
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Posts: 151

Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

same problem here, same solution as well.....;-)

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#13 2012-10-10 22:46:40

0wl
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Registered: 2012-03-23
Posts: 4

Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

I had the same issue, moving it to a backup location fixed it. Anyone know what caused it?

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#14 2012-10-13 18:37:54

felixculpa
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From: Alberta, Canada
Registered: 2012-06-12
Posts: 252

Re: [Solved] Error on updating ghc

I also removed the files, then updated. Seems to have went fine.

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