I just found a fix. dpkg --ignore-depends=libxft-dev -r libxft-dev works a treat....
Caveman On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:21 pm, Caveman wrote: > Thanks for that. > Any tips on fixing it? > I am thinking of trying to force the package to remove, is that a good idea > ? > > Caveman > > On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 06:42 pm, Rob Weir wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 06:10:08PM +1000, Caveman said > > > > > HI all. I did up system update but its seems that there is a a problem > > > with the package libxft-dev. > > > > > > I get this error when I run apt-get > > > Preparing to replace libxft-dev 2.1.2-5 > > > (using .../libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb) ... > > > diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h > > > to /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h by libxft-dev > > > Removing `diversion of /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h > > > to /usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h by libxft-dev' > > > dpkg-divert: rename involves overwriting > > > `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h' with > > > different file `/usr/X11R6/include/X11/Xft/Xft1.h', not allowed > > > dpkg: error processing > > > /var/cache/apt/archives/libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb (--unpack): > > > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 > > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > > /var/cache/apt/archives/libxft-dev_2.1.2-6_i386.deb > > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > > > > I was just wondering if anyone else has had this trouble and what they > > > did to fix it. > > > I hear there is a fix, but google did not seem to know about it. > > > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=237511 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
