On 06/08/2013 05:13 AM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
On Sat, 8 Jun 2013 05:08:52 -0500, Anthony wrote:
> There have been a few packages I've wanted to install that have
> run into conflicts. In some cases, I've simply forced the install
> and haven't had any problems. In others, like my Google Earth
> debacle last week, I ended up with some pretty major problems
> that, thankfully, this list helped me fix.
>
> Now, I want to work on building a few RPM's and I need to install
> the tools. But, when I try, I get an error saying there's a
> conflict with the filesystem package.
>
> What is the appropriate way to resolve this?
Avoid including any files which are included in other packages
already:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Conflicts
Excellent resource, thank you! So how should a conflict in an existing
package be handled. For example, the filesystem conflict that Google
Earth has? Should I simply not install the package and report the bug
to Google?
Anthony