On 8 February 2010 03:49, <fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 08, 2010 at 12:23:28AM -0200, Andre Ramaciotti wrote: > >> > Providing only the latest in the repos is OK, but erasing a >> > previous version **with a different major version number** >> > on a user's system surely isn't, as existing applications >> > will depend on it. >> >> The user should recompile (or update the system) so the applications now >> use this new version. In extreme cases, you can install the older >> library version from AUR. > > And if the current version of that application refuses to use > the new library ? I did re-install gnuplot, it wants a different > version. > > Ciao, > > -- > FA > > O tu, che porte, correndo si ? > E guerra e morte ! > Don't forget that it's most likely it's not gnuplot what is failing but some library on which gnuplot depends. Your only choice is to run pacman -Syu or use distro without rolling updates.
