[aur-general] file exist in filesystem

Jeremy Audet ichimonji10 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 24 11:29:46 EST 2013


> I am trying to create a git package, which provides the non-git packages

If one package provides another, only one of the two packages may be
installed.

>  :: mesa-git and mesa are in conflict. Remove mesa? [y/N] y

Pacman is reminding you that only one of the two packages may be installed.

> error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
> mesa-git: /usr/share/licenses/mesa exists in filesystem

Your package (mesa-git) is referencing files from a non-existent package
(mesa-git). This is a logical contradiction.

> I've decided to symlink /usr/share/licenses/mesa to
/usr/share/licenses/mesa-git

Messing with the files managed by another package is a Bad Thing. Don't do
it. Install a license in `/usr/share/licenses/mesa-git`.

--Jeremy


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