On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:10:02 -0600, wayne wrote: > > Error: Missing Dependency: libSDL_gfx.so.13 is needed by package perl-SDL > > > > > > I did a search on the error message and found http://www.ferzkopp.net/joomla/content/view/19/14/ > which explains the reason for the error as: No, all this does not apply to Fedora until the SDL_gfx packager does an upgrade to a newer SDL_gfx upstream release. > fix would be to locate the .so file using "locate SDL_gfx | grep .so" > and making a symbolic link to the missing dependency as in "ln -s > /usr/lib/SDL_gfx.so.0.0.15 /usr/lib/SDL_gfx.so.13". A newer .15 RPM > might requires some scripts to do this automatically - I don't know how > to set this up (that's why there is no .15 RPM right now.) This is not a fix but a poor hack. The fact that you have a SDL_gfx.so.0.0.15 proves that you have downloaded an SDL_gfx package from a non-Fedora repository. It is an incompatible package upgrade which breakes the dependencies. > Posted by Maurizio Loreti, whose homepage is here > <http://www.pd.infn.it/%7Eloreti/mlo.html> on 01/01/2007 at 14:19 > > I resolved the problem temporarily by removing frozen-bubble and > perl-SDL which are the only applications on my computer requiring > libSDL_gfx. I then had to go to /var/lib/rpm and delete all of the db > files and rebuild the database with rpm -vv --rebuilddb > This fixed the problem with updates. > > I am hesitant to reinstall frozen-bubble until this problem is resolved. Just revisit my reply to your original message. You sound confused. Messing with files in /var/lib/rpm was not necessary. -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list