[arch-general] perl-readline-gnu

[Ángel Velásquez]

2011/10/3 Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida at gmail.com>:
> I'm trying to update the system, and cannot:
>
>        #  pacman -Su
>        :: Starting full system upgrade...
>        warning: shorewall: local (4.4.23.3-1) is newer than custom (4.4.12.1-1)
>        resolving dependencies...
>        looking for inter-conflicts...
>        :: perl and Term-ReadLine-Gnu are in conflict (perl-term-readline).
> Remove Term-ReadLine-Gnu? [y/N]
>        error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
>        error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
>        :: perl and Term-ReadLine-Gnu are in conflict (perl-term-readline)
>        ~
>
>
> This is an innovation indeed. What to do? I assume the package
> perl-term-readline install the Perl package Term::ReadLine. Please
> correct me if I'm wrong. The Perl package Term::ReadLine does,
> essentially, nothing.
> (http://search.cpan.org/~flora/Term-ReadLine-1.07/lib/Term/ReadLine.pm)
>
> This is a show-stopper.
>
> TIA
>
> Jorge Almeida
>

I think is included in the perl core and that's why is conflicting ?
... I guess you installed it by hand (perl-term-readline from AUR).

Just remove it, perl bring this package in the core.
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