[arch-haskell] ghc: /usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/hslogo-16.png exists in filesystem

[Mateusz Loskot]

On 19 October 2012 11:42, Fabio Riga <rifabio at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2012/10/18 Mateusz Loskot <mateusz at loskot.net>
>> On 13 October 2012 11:20, Mateusz Loskot <mateusz at loskot.net> wrote:
>> > mloskot ~ $ sudo pacman -Syu
>> > ...
>> > error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
>> > ghc: /usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/hslogo-16.png exists in filesystem
>> > ghc: /usr/share/doc/ghc/html/libraries/synopsis.png exists in filesystem
>> > Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
>>
>> We've diverted the thread a little bit from my original question
>> which seems still unanswered yet.
>>
>> Does it mean currently there is no reliable cure for the update problem?
>
> Now I updated to ghc-7.6 and the method I already exposed just worked.
>
> 1. pacman -Rcs ghc
> 2. rm -r /usr/share/doc/ghc
> 3. pacman -S ghc cabal-install haskell-whatever
>
> Those file wasn't in any package before, so point 2 is mandatory.

Thanks mate, this worked well for me.

Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net