MAMEWorld Forums - Programming - error updating MAMEDEV tools [SOLVED]

> Hi all,
> I'm trying to update the mamedev compiling tools and get the following:
> :: Synchronizing package databases...
> mingw32 486.2 KiB 302K/s 00:02 [#######################################] 100%
> mingw32.sig 119.0 B 116K/s 00:00 [#######################################] 100%
> mingw64 487.2 KiB 249K/s 00:02 [#######################################] 100%
> mingw64.sig 119.0 B 116K/s 00:00 [#######################################] 100%
> msys is up to date
> :: Starting core system upgrade...
> there is nothing to do
> :: Starting full system upgrade...
> resolving dependencies...
> looking for conflicting packages...
>
> Packages (16) coreutils-8.30-1 gdbm-1.18-1 libgdbm-1.18-1 libopenssl-1.0.2.p-2
> mingw-w64-x86_64-cairo-1.15.14-1
> mingw-w64-x86_64-crt-git-7.0.0.5233.e0c09544-1 mingw-w64-x86_64-gettext-0.19.8.1-5
> mingw-w64-x86_64-glib2-2.58.1-1 mingw-w64-x86_64-headers-git-7.0.0.5233.e0c09544-1
> mingw-w64-x86_64-libwinpthread-git-7.0.0.5231.7da6518b-1
> mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl-1.1.1-3
> mingw-w64-x86_64-python2-2.7.15-2 mingw-w64-x86_64-python3-3.7.0-14
> mingw-w64-x86_64-sqlite3-3.25.2-1
> mingw-w64-x86_64-winpthreads-git-7.0.0.5231.7da6518b-1 openssl-1.0.2.p-2
>
> Total Download Size: 15.93 MiB
> Total Installed Size: 490.12 MiB
> Net Upgrade Size: 48.35 MiB
>
> :: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
> :: Retrieving packages...
> mingw-w64-x86_64-sqlite3-3.25.2-1-any 843.8 KiB 320K/s 00:03
> [#######################################] 100%
> mingw-w64-x86_64-python3-3.7.0-14-any 15.1 MiB 1296K/s 00:12
> [#######################################] 100%
> (16/16) checking keys in keyring [#######################################] 100%
> (16/16) checking package integrity [#######################################] 100%
> (16/16) loading package files [#######################################] 100%
> (16/16) checking for file conflicts [#######################################] 100%
> error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
> mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl: /mingw64/share/man/man3/BN_print.3ssl.gz exists in
> filesystem
> mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl: /mingw64/share/man/man3/HMAC.3ssl.gz exists in filesystem
> mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl: /mingw64/share/man/man3/LHASH.3ssl.gz exists in filesystem
> mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl: /mingw64/share/man/man3/MD5.3ssl.gz exists in filesystem
> mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl: /mingw64/share/man/man3/MDC2.3ssl.gz exists in filesystem
> mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl: /mingw64/share/man/man3/RC4.3ssl.gz exists in filesystem
> mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl: /mingw64/share/man/man3/UI.3ssl.gz exists in filesystem
> Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
>
>
> Any help?
> TIA

I'm told using --force to the pacman update string will allow updates to work properly.