FS#8467 - /usr/bin/on_ac_power exists in filesystem

Attached to Project: Pacman
Opened by Jonny Auckland (hardframed) - Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 13:21 GMT
Last edited by Dan McGee (toofishes) - Sunday, 04 November 2007, 20:18 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category General
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 3.0.6
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Summary and Info:


Steps to Reproduce:
pacman -Syu

After downloading the packages pacman fails to install them.
Now I'm unable to update my system :(

:: Retrieving packages from extra...
curl 555,0K 118,1K/s 00:00:05 100%
conky 93,4K 107,3K/s 00:00:01 100%
fluxbox 1002,8K 118,3K/s 00:00:08 100%
imagemagick 2,2M 119,2K/s 00:00:19 100%
links 443,6K 118,1K/s 00:00:04 100%
checking package integrity... done.
cleaning up... done.
(20/20) checking for file conflicts 100%
error: could not prepare transaction
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
pm-utils: /usr/bin/on_ac_power exists in filesystem
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Closed by  Dan McGee (toofishes)
Sunday, 04 November 2007, 20:18 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't fix
Additional comments about closing:  Not a pacman issue, this is a packaging issue, and we won't have a message from pacman recommending the -f option. The manpage should tell you enough about that.
Comment by Jonny Auckland (hardframed) - Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 13:33 GMT
I managed to update my system.

pacman -Syuf

( 7/20) installing pm-utils 100%

Powersave has been deprecated as suspend/resume framework and has been replaced
by pm-utils. Pm-utils provides everything you need for suspend/resume, but does
not load your cpufreq modules like powersaved does. You have to load these
modules by hand if you want to use them.

( 8/20) upgrading hal 100%


Comment by Jonny Auckland (hardframed) - Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 13:46 GMT
when this happens, pacman should make a hint to use the force command with it's upgrade.
Comment by Jonny Auckland (hardframed) - Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 14:45 GMT
when this happens, pacman should make a hint to use the force command with it's upgrade.
Comment by Aaron Griffin (phrakture) - Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 16:21 GMT
Um. No. Forcing the install is a "last resort" and we should only have people using 'force' if they know what they're doing. If pacman suggests it, it will be a parroted command
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Saturday, 03 November 2007, 12:06 GMT
FYI this is reported in  FS#8451 .
This has nothing to do with pacman. I agree with Aaron that pacman shouldn't suggest using --force on file confilicts.

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