My emerge fails with: * This package will overwrite one or more files that may belong to other * packages (see list below). You can use a command such as `portageq * owners / <filename>` to identify the installed package that owns a * file. If portageq reports that only one package owns a file then do * NOT file a bug report. A bug report is only useful if it identifies at * least two or more packages that are known to install the same file(s). * If a collision occurs and you can not explain where the file came from * then you should simply ignore the collision since there is not enough * information to determine if a real problem exists. Please do NOT file * a bug report at http://bugs.gentoo.org unless you report exactly which * two packages install the same file(s). Once again, please do NOT file * a bug report unless you have completely understood the above message. It's *extremely*, redundantly clear that I should not file a bug, but doesn't actually say what I *should* do. And before you drop the hammer on me for filing a bug anyway, note that this bug isn't about the collision :) Please pare down the don't-file-a-bug text and include some positive instructions. Reproducible: Always
The message requires emphasis because otherwise people file bugs about collisions with orphan files that nothing can be done about.
In terms of positive instructions, maybe we could refer to a section in the gentoo handbook or something. File collisions can be a complex topic, so it's hard to say anything of value while keeping it brief.
Created attachment 355714 [details, diff] [PATCH] Fixes half the bug WONTFIX "pare down the don't-file-a-bug text". It should be the way it is. I originally disagreed that we need to "include some positive instructions", but seeing as this is a reported bug, maybe we do. I made an article on the Wiki (after asking some users where it should be/where they would be likely to look for it): <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage#Blocking_conflicts>. This article is more or less a word for word copy of <http://blogs.gentoo.org/zmedico/2008/05/09/> (with Zac's permission), as I think he put it very neatly and as precisely as possible. Feel free to improve it -- it's a wiki. The attached patch adds a link to this to emerge output.
Created attachment 355720 [details, diff] [PATCH] Fixes half the bug, v2 Link to knowledge Base instead.
(In reply to Alexander Berntsen from comment #4) > Created attachment 355720 [details, diff] [details, diff] > [PATCH] Fixes half the bug, v2 > > Link to knowledge Base instead. Thanks, this is in git: http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/portage.git;a=commit;h=ef14017dfaeeaa0b1dacdc4641c30583128f7f08 (In reply to Alexander Berntsen from comment #3) > I made an article on the Wiki (after asking some users where it should > be/where they would be likely to look for it): > <https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage#Blocking_conflicts>. I've undone this wiki change since it would be better to put it on a separate page, or to extend the Knowledge_Base:Blockers article.
This is fixed in 2.2.0.
