Hi, After some more experimentation, I have resolved all of the below issues. Sorry, Simon On Sat, 2003-10-25 at 04:23, Simon Kitching wrote: > Hi, > > Having just run "yum" for the first time, I have some questions I hope > someone can help me with. > > My system: vanilla RH8.0 install, with yum 1.0.3 added. > > I have mirrored the rh8 updates directory from updates.redhat.com to a > local server, run yum-arch, then ran yum against that repository. > > -------------------------------- > The last lines of the yum output are: > > Adding glibc-debug into 'a' state > localhdrpath= > /var/cache/yum/ecn-redhat-8.0-stable/headers/glibc-debug-0-2.3.2-4.80.6.i386.hdr for glibc-debug i386 > # of Deps = 1 > debug dep: iptables req stat - - 0 > No suggestion for iptables needing stat > Restarting Dependency Loop > .package iptables needs stat (not provided) > > Is this a success or a failure??? > > If a failure, does anyone have an idea what it is complaining about? To answer myself :-) (a) setting debuglevel=9 just made this more confusing; turning down debugging actually made the problem more obvious (b) redhat's update dir is at fault: their updated iptables rpm depends on the "stat" rpm which is not in the updates dir. It needs to be downloaded separately! > > -------------------------------- > > I saw a lot of output like this: > > Adding kmix into 'a' state > localhdrpath= > /var/cache/yum/ecn-redhat-8.0-stable/headers/kmix-6-3.0.5a-2.i386.hdr > for kmix i386 > > Does this "a" state mean that "yum" has recognised that the local os > does *not* have this package installed, and so has ignored it, and will > ignore it in future? > > Running "rpm -qa | grep kmix" reports nothing, so I presume it wasn't > installed... Turn down debugging and the proper message appears: "Made available" or similar, ie I presume yum now "knows" it exists, but hasn't installed it. > > ------------------------------ > > Updating: openssh, i386 > localhdrpath= > /var/cache/yum/ecn-redhat-8.0-stable/headers/openssh-0-3.4p1-7.i386.hdr > for openssh i386 > Not an install only pkg, adding to ts > > I would have thought this meant that openssh has been upgraded to > 3.4p1-7. However "rpm -q openssh" reports "openssh-3.4p1-2", implying > that the local system has not been upgraded. > > Any idea what happened? The install didn't happen because of the missing "stat" dependency. > > ------------------------------- > > Oh, and if this sort of info is available in a document anywhere, please > point me to it so I don't bother the list with it. Google didn't bring > up any references, and it isn't in the excellent (though only partially > written) document at: > > http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/General/yum_HOWTO/yum_HOWTO/yum_HOWTO.html > > (thanks, Robert & Jonathan). ?? It still would be nice to get some info on this.... > > > Thanks in advance, > > Simon > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum >
