On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. < b...@iguanasuicide.net> wrote:
> On Thursday 22 July 2010 09:21:09 Raghavendra. S wrote: > > dpkg -i libgssdp-1.0-dev_0.7.2-2_i386.deb > > (Reading database ... 154512 files and directories currently installed.) > > Unpacking libgssdp-1.0-dev (from libgssdp-1.0-dev_0.7.2-2_i386.deb) ... > > *dpkg: error processing libgssdp-1.0-dev_0.7.2-2_i386.deb (--install): > > trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gir-1.0/GSSDP-1.0.gir', which is also in > > package gir-repository-dev 0:0.6.5-5ubuntu2* > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > libgssdp-1.0-dev_0.7.2-2_i386.deb > > > > Does any body know what is the reason for this error? > > Your new package (libgssdp-1.0-dev version 0.7.2-2) wants to install a file > that is already controlled by a currently installed package > (gir-repository- > dev version 0:0.6.5-5ubuntu2). The specific file is > /usr/share/gir-1.0/GSSDP-1.0.gir. > > IMO, neither package should install this file. /usr/share/$foo is usually > the > domain of a package named "$foo". > > Finally, it appears that you are mixing repositories, which you should only > do > when you know the combination is safe, due to the policies governing each > repository. > > I can't make a recommendation on how to solve your issue without knowing > more > about why you are installing a package from a .dsc. As I mentioned I had taken this code from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gssdp/. I havenot modified any thing. > However, one way to fix > you issue is, prior to building the .deb, to edit debian/rules so that > /usr/share/gir-1.0/GSSDP-1.0.gir is not installed. > I edited debian/rules file as you mentioned, but no success. I am getting same error. > -- > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. > b...@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) > ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' > http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/ > -- Regards & Thanks Raghavendra. S 9880329621
