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#1 2003-05-31 19:59:43

altair
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From: Canada
Registered: 2002-12-05
Posts: 13

syntax errors/file conflicts during pacman -Syu

I went to update my system this morning, using 'pacman -Syu', and it gave me a whole list of errors, starting with:

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loading package data... cdrtools: syntax error in description file line 6
cups: syntax error in description file line 6
doxygen: syntax error in description file line 6
esd: syntax error in description file line 6
findutils: syntax error in description file line 6
gettext: syntax error in description file line 6
pacman: syntax error in description file line 6
php: syntax error in description file line 6
done.
checking for conflicts...
error: the following file conflicts were found:
  .FILELIST: exists in "cdrtools" (target) and "cups" (target)
  .FILELIST: exists in "cdrtools" (target) and "doxygen" (target)
  .FILELIST: exists in "cdrtools" (target) and "esd" (target)
  .FILELIST: exists in "cdrtools" (target) and "findutils" (target)

--snip--

There is a whole list of .FILELIST errors, involving every package that it was going to upgrade (cdrtools-2.00.3-1 cups-1.1.19-1 doxygen-1.3.1-1 esd-0.2.29-4  file-4.03-1 findutils-4.1.20-1 gettext-0.12.1-1 initscripts-0.5-2            mktemp-1.5-1 pacman-2.5-2 php-4.3.2-1).

Any ideas?

--Angela

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#2 2003-05-31 21:47:32

Xentac
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2003-01-17
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Re: syntax errors/file conflicts during pacman -Syu

Upgrade pacman first.  There have been some package changes in 2.5 that previous pacmans don't understand ;o)

You might want to remove the /.FILELIST that is added my pacman when you do that install though (at least, in theory it will be there).

Geez... don't see you around anymore...


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#3 2003-05-31 22:02:33

altair
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From: Canada
Registered: 2002-12-05
Posts: 13

Re: syntax errors/file conflicts during pacman -Syu

Yah, I should have realized that I needed to update pacman first... brain off this morning, I guess ;P

Thanks Xentac.

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