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fema

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From: Hungary

Registered: 2010-11-13

Posts: 39

[SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

Hi!

I encountered the following error when I wanted to update my system today. What should I do?

[martin@faye ~]$ pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace zope-interface with extra/python2-zope-interface? [Y/n] y
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Remove (1): zope-interface-3.6.3-1

Total Removed Size:   0.97 MB

Targets (1): python2-zope-interface-3.6.3-1

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   1.26 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(1/1) checking package integrity                   [######################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                  [######################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
python2-zope-interface: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/zope.interface-3.6.3-py2.7.egg-info/ exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Last edited by fema (2011-06-27 11:37:07)

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,400

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Re: [SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

Workaround:

pacman -R zope-interface
pacman -Syu python2-zope-interface

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fema

Member

From: Hungary

Registered: 2010-11-13

Posts: 39

Re: [SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

Thanks for your reply.

If I'm not mistaken, pacman tried to remove it before, when I tried -Syu and failed to remove it, exactly as now:

[martin@faye ~]$ pacman -R zope-interface
Password:
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: twisted: requires zope-interface

I haven't seen this before.

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,941

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Re: [SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

pacman -Rdd zope-interface && pacman -Syu python2-zope-interface

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fema

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From: Hungary

Registered: 2010-11-13

Posts: 39

Re: [SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

Thank you both for your answer. Wonder's solution worked.

Osiris

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Registered: 2003-01-18

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Re: [SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

Woudn't it be better to re-install zope.interface with --asdeps?

Wilco

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Registered: 2008-11-09

Posts: 440

Re: [SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

Is this due to a bug in pacman incorrectly handling dependencies?

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: [SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

Is this due to a bug in pacman incorrectly handling dependencies?

here is the report

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/24904

here is the fix for pacman if you are interested
http://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/ … 13573.html

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Wilco

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Registered: 2008-11-09

Posts: 440

Re: [SOLVED] update error, python2-zope-interface

Thanks, I'll wait for the pacman upgrade!