Re: Problem with recent changes for py-glib2-tools

[Patrick Welche <prlw1%cam.ac.uk@localhost>]

On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 07:07:49PM +0800, Paul Goyette wrote:
> I've got a need to install both a python-27 and python-36 verison of
> py-glib2-tools but there's a PLIST conflict detected:
> 
> ===> Installing binary package of py36-glib2-tools-2.54.1
> pkg_add: Conflicting PLIST with py27-glib2-tools-2.54.1: bin/gdbus-codegen
> pkg_add: 1 package addition failed
> *** Error code 1
> 
> 
> Shouldn't the package all both versions to co-exist?  (At least one other
> package, py-expat, allows both versions.)

I don't know how to do that: packages will try to call "gdbus-codegen", not
some other binary name. Normally these are just required during build, i.e.,
these are "just" build dependencies.

Why do you need two versions?

Cheers,

Patrick