FS#14971 - asking to overwrite existing files
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Pacman
Opened by Laszlo Papp (djszapi) - Saturday, 06 June 2009, 13:47 GMT
Last edited by Xavier (shining) - Saturday, 18 July 2009, 09:24 GMT
Opened by Laszlo Papp (djszapi) - Saturday, 06 June 2009, 13:47 GMT
Last edited by Xavier (shining) - Saturday, 18 July 2009, 09:24 GMT
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Hello!
Could you do that, if my filesystem contains a file that pacman procedure want to place on my fs, pacman can ask me a yes/no question to continue, like in gentoo, or other distribution?! And in gentoo it has a switch in /etc/make.conf, so in the config file too, to to overwrite automatically the existing files. (of course with backup) Now, it stops the build/install procedure, but it's not good in every situation, e.g. i build a package with more build time, and while installing this failure occurs. sincerelly, djszapi |
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Closed by Xavier (shining)
Saturday, 18 July 2009, 09:24 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Additional comments about closing: just fix your packages to avoid file conflicts, this is the only proper way (e.g. for keeping file ownership)
Saturday, 18 July 2009, 09:24 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Additional comments about closing: just fix your packages to avoid file conflicts, this is the only proper way (e.g. for keeping file ownership)
I will leave it to someone else to close, but I am sure this is a "Won't Fix". I doubt pacman will ever automatically move conflicting files on a users system.
Pacman handles backup files and conflicts rather well, please read "man pacman" and the "HANDLING CONFIG FILES" section.
What does it mean to build a package with more build time??
Anyway, building a package in a different way shouldn't automatically cause file conflicts.