On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 03:11:34PM -0500, Nalin Dahyabhai wrote: > Please don't install packages from Raw Hide using --nodeps (--force > actually wouldn't have helped here -- the --force option is just a > combination of --replacepkgs and --replacefiles). Rampant use of the > --nodeps option can break a system in ways which are Hard to fix. A *much* better (than --force) way to get newer packages to install on older releases is to grab the source rpm and then do an --rebuild on it. Quite often the package will successfully build on your system, and then you can install it. I've done it with a few packages (mailman, zip, etc) and have had good success. If the package won't rebuild, then look at other options. Forcing the install usually will not work if the rebuild didn't. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@ewilts.org Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
