Re: Working around package conflict

From: James Steward (stewardje_at_netscape.net)
Date: 08/21/03

  • Next message: Ron Johnson: "Re: (OT) Team programming tools" 
    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:26:58 +1000

    See comments inserted. Thanks Bob for the idea.
    James.

    On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 02:37 pm, Bob Proulx wrote:
    > James Steward<stewardje@netscape.net> wrote:
    > > I recently downloaded VariCAD for Debian 3.0 for a trial run.
    >
    > Is that a free trial that anyone could try?
    Yes.
    >
    > > It is supplied as a .deb package and I simply used a dpkg -i
    > > varicad....deb command to install. dpkg complained that there were
    > > missing dependencies for kdelibs3.
    >
    > Could you post the 'dpkg --info *.deb' output? That would list the
    > Depends: header and we would be able to see exactly what it depends
    > upon. I suspect there is a problem there.
    >
    kingfisher:/home/james# dpkg --info varicad-en_9.0.1.0-1_i386.deb
     new debian package, version 2.0.
     size 7949742 bytes: control archive= 52847 bytes.
          17 bytes, 1 lines conffiles
        1284 bytes, 24 lines control
      156588 bytes, 2208 lines md5sums
        1866 bytes, 64 lines * postinst #!/bin/sh
        1081 bytes, 46 lines * postrm #!/bin/sh
         202 bytes, 7 lines * prerm #!/bin/sh
     Package: varicad-en
     Version: 9.0.1.0-1
     Section: x11
     Priority: optional
     Architecture: i386
     Depends: kdelibs3 (>= 4:2.2.2-1), libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4), libglib1.2 (>= 1.2.0),
    libgtk1.2 (>= 1.2.10-4), libqt2-gl (>= 3:2.3.1-1), libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 (>=
    1:2.95.4-0.010810), xlibmesa3 | libgl1, xlibs (>> 4.1.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
     Provides: varicad
     Installed-Size: 28148
     Maintainer: Pavel Krebs <pavel.krebs@varicad.com>
     Source: varicad

    > > I have the kdelibs4 installed, so I thought well I'll install the
    > > kdelibs3 as well. No way.
    >
    > Where did you install kdelibs4 from? Debian 'unstable'? Or a
    > 'stable' backport?
    A debian 3.0 distrib with "extra packages" on CD.
    >
    > > dselect was quite clear that this was a bad idea.
    >
    > The packages list themselves as conflicting. APT is just doing what
    > it can with the resulting conflicting rules it is given.
    >
    > > I ended up unpacking the kdelib3 .deb package manually and moved the
    > > libraries into the /usr/lib directory, forced the install of VariCAD
    > > and after an ldconfig, VariCAD starts and runs but SEGVs on
    > > shutdown. Everything else runs as before - no problem.
    >
    > I might suggest using LD_LIBRARY_PATH and putting all of the libraries
    > varicad needs into a private directory. But I am going to wait until
    > we see the results of the package dependencies. I suspect it will
    > need several specific versions of libraries. As long as libc is not
    > one of them you can make this work fairly easily using LD_LIBRARY_PATH
    > to access the libraries in your private cubby.
    >
    > Bob
    I catch your drift Bob. I'll give this a go. I should have thought of
    that...

    Cheers,
    James. 

    -- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org 
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
  • Next message: Ron Johnson: "Re: (OT) Team programming tools"

    Relevant Pages

    • Re: OSD - Cannot find path specified 80070003
      ... Glad you got everything sorted - hidden partitions can be a pain as they're ... > Hi Bob, ... > this was then forcing WinPE to look at an old package source. ... >> Hi Stuart, ...
      (microsoft.public.sms.tools)
    • Re: "What can Brown do for you?" LOSE YOUR WH20 Chase light pcb assy!!!
      ... Sorry to hear it still hasn't been resolved Bob. ... could fix it. ... I bought about 30 bucks in parts (my chaser light board ... Weird, UPS's site says something to the effect, "This package has ...
      (rec.games.pinball)
    • Re: [SLE] Updating packages help
      ... On Sunday 03 September 2006 06:42, Bob S wrote: ... The above GPG key has been imported successfully. ... It is required to install this package: ...
      (SuSE)