On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:15:34 -0400, David T Hollis <dhollis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > With udev now handling /dev and repopulating upon reboot, it seems that > the dev and MAKEDEV packages are no longer relevant. However, they can > not be uninstalled due to manual requirements for some packages: > > [root@dhollis-lnx i2c]# rpm -e dev MAKEDEV > error: Failed dependencies: > dev is needed by (installed) which-2.16-4 > dev is needed by (installed) mod_ssl-2.0.50-4 > dev is needed by (installed) kdelibs-3.3.0-1 > dev is needed by (installed) mkinitrd-4.1.1-1 > dev is needed by (installed) initscripts-7.67-1 > MAKEDEV >= 3.0 is needed by (installed) raidtools-1.00.3-8 > > I'm not terribly concerned about these packages from a space perspective > (especially since all of dev's files get blown away anyway!) but now rpm > --verify dev blows up in all kinds of fun ways since all of its files > are missing. With the active discussions about udev, I'm quite certain > that it is not the only way to do things at this point and the dev and > MAKEDEV packages will remain for those that prefer that method, but > should these dependencies be investigated to see just how necessary they > really are? > Having udev Provides: dev would be a way out, in that case, since that is precisely what packages that depend on dev need, device nodes? -- Michel Salim ææå http://salimma.livejournal.com
