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#1 2009-03-10 05:22:22
- jt512
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[SOLVED] Why does Pacman try to "upgrade" to an older version of libxi
I have libxi-1.2.1-1 installed from the Arch64 testing repository, but, unless I put libxi in the pacman.conf IgnorePkg array, pacman tries to "upgrade" me to libxi-1.1.4-2 from Extra. I've looked at the PKGBUILDS in my abs directory, and the versioning for both versions seems correct. Why would this be?
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#2 2009-03-10 05:31:32
- skottish
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Re: [SOLVED] Why does Pacman try to "upgrade" to an older version of libxi
There's a switch that can be put in the options section of a PKGBUILD called force. This switch instructs pacman to force install a package. It's done to try to make sure that something gets either upgraded or downgraded whenever the devs deem it necessary.
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#3 2009-03-10 05:48:23
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Re: [SOLVED] Why does Pacman try to "upgrade" to an older version of libxi
You're right. The PKGBUILD lists the "force" option.
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