On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 22:19 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:05:36 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > > > On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 21:59 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote: > > > On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:37:40 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > > > > > > > Sorry, I just joined the list. While I did scan the archives, I didn't > > > > see any resolution to F8T3 yum update failures...specifically the one > > > > where kdegraphics and kdebase depend on libIlmImf.so.4. > > > > > > > > That file exists in both /usr/lib and /usr/lib64 on my system (Opteron) > > > > and I've done a forced update (rpm -Fvh --force --nodeps) for those two > > > > packages yet yum still won't complete the update. > > > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > The "fix" you tried is completely incorrect. People around the world > > > propose such "forced updates" again and again, and it seems impossible > > > to stop them from doing so. :( So, takes this advice: Look at *all* > > > packages in the update transaction set, not just the packages that are > > > installed already. Yum complains about files that will be missing > > > *after* applying the updates. An updated package takes away the needed > > > library. It doesn't matter that the library, which is complained > > > about, is installed already. A new package replaces the file with a > > > newer library that is incompatible with other packages. In your case > > > it is the newer OpenEXR-libs package which is ABI-incompatible. Wait > > > for the rebuilds [of the KDE packages] to show up in your favourite > > > mirror of Fedora Development (aka rawhide). > > > > I'm aware of the dangers of a forced update, so that's not a problem. > > This is also an experimental hamster machine and a full reinstall is > > also no big deal should it be necessary. > > > > However, it is strange that yum would whine that a library that is > > already installed isn't available, and that kdebase and kdegraphics > > have this weird dependency when it is caused by OpenEXR-libs. > > > > But then again, yum has some peculiarities. > > No. It looks like my comment above is too difficult to understand in > its quickly-typed-in form. > > You simply misinterpret Yum's error message. > > Interpret it differently (i.e. correctly). > > Yum reports that "_after_ installing the updates, the needed libraries > would be missing". > > Once more, it does not matter that you have the library installed > already. An update package removes it, since it replaces it with the > incompatible version that breaks the requirements of the installed > packages. > > [To understand Yum's perspective, do "rpm -ql OpenEXR-libs" and > repeat that for the _new_ OpenEXR-libs package that is offered > as an update.] help me phrase the results better. Given that the information I have is more or less what is presented, how can I phrase it better so the user understands what has happened? -sv -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
