Guys,
This is a curiosity really. I updated kdebase to create a trinity.desktop file
in /etc/X11/sessions in the PKGBUILD package() function:
# install desktop and update kdmrc and Xsession
[[ -f trinity.desktop ]] && {
mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/etc/X11/sessions
cp trinity.desktop ${pkgdir}/etc/X11/sessions
}
<snip>
Since I had already created trinity.desktop on my box (before it was part of
the package), I get (correctly):
Targets (1): trinity-kdebase-1221588-1
Total Download Size: 0.00 MB
Total Installed Size: 86.71 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
checking package integrity...
checking for file conflicts...
trinity-kdebase: /etc/X11/sessions/trinity.desktop exists in filesystem
IIRC this is exactly the way pacman is supposed to work because it has no
knowledge of a prior trinity.desktop in the filesystem and won't overwrite it.
The short answer is "dummy -- remove the file or use --force."
I get that. The question is "Can I do something in the PKGBUILD to tell pacman
- if the file is already there -> overwrite it?" The purpose for the question is
make sure nobody else gets a conflict if they have followed a prior manual
Trinity kdm install proceedure.
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David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
