File conflicts, how do they work at that point?

[Christopher Aillon]

On 11/20/2007 05:28 PM, Olivier Galibert wrote:
> Transaction Check Error:
>   file /usr/bin/smcs from install of mono-core-1.2.5.1-3.fc8 conflicts with file from package mono-core-1.2.5.1-3.fc8
> 
> Now that's a beautiful error message :-) Probably one is x86_64 and
> the other i386.

The content of the file is a shell script which has a reference to 
/usr/lib64 on my 64bit box, so yes they are different and would conflict 
if both installed.

Were you installing something which is bringing down the 32 bit version 
for you?