On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:30:22 -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote: > > On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:46:16 -0400, Bill Nottingham wrote: > > > > > > gnumeric-1.6.3-2.fc6.i386.rpm > > > > File conflict with: /usr/share/gnumeric/1.6.3/idl/GNOME_Gnumeric.idl > > > > => Package conflicts with: gnumeric-devel - 1:1.6.3-2.fc6.i386 > > > > > > > > gnumeric-devel-1.6.3-2.fc6.i386.rpm > > > > File conflict with: /usr/share/gnumeric/1.6.3/idl/GNOME_Gnumeric.idl > > > > => All file names in this package are found in the repository elsewhere! > > > > => Package conflicts with: gnumeric - 1:1.6.3-2.fc6.i386 > > > > > > How can it conflict with it's own *subpackage*? (See also, heartbeat.) > > > > Sloppy packaging, creating a -devel sub-package for a file which is > > already included in the main package. > > > > Call it "soft conflict" if you like to. > > So these are common files, not necessarily 'file conflicts'? In the case of gnumeric/gnumeric-devel, yes. In other cases they are real conflicts. Whether the files are exactly the same (not just in checksum, but also in uid/gid and mode) will need more automation. -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list
