Re: Dependencies problems with gimp and abiword

[John Ellson <ellson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff Spaleta wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 10:09:19 -0400, John Ellson <ellson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Nils Philippsen wrote:
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> > > Repeat after me: "I will not mix repositories for development and
> > > released versions."
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> > >      
> > I'm sure thats good advice, but it doesn't explain why abiword
> > fails dependencies against latest fedora-development rpms.
> >    
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> Sure it does....
> outside of test release phases... the development branch is a
> radioactive wasteland or packaging inconsistancies.
>  

Fine.   That would be a more reasonable explanation of the problem with 
abiword.

> If test releases eat babies....
> the development branch outside of testing phases....eats your
> babies...and then sterilizes you so you can't have any more.
>
> rule 1)
> Don't mix development repos with release repos.
>  

OK.  But that isn't the problem.  The problem is with:
   abiword-2.0.6-1.i386.rpm
   libcroco-0.5.1-1.i386.rpm
in today's fedora-development.  

> rule 0)
> Don't use development repo unless you expect packaging problems....
>  

Understood.

> -jef
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