Hallo All, OS: RHEL 3 AS Arch: X86_64 The Question in Brief: How do I specify in the REQUIRES section of an RPM SPEC file which architecture of a depency is to be installed when there is one package with two or more different architctures available? More Detailed Information: I am trying to make a virtual package that, when installed, brings in a number of other packages. The packages are requirements for some other software: Oracle has specified that the following packages need to be installed: make gcc.x86_64 gcc-c++.x86_64 libstdc++.i386 libstdc++.x86_64 etc. Notice that the i386 version libstdc++ is to be installed as well as the x86_64 version! If I try to specify that in my SPEC file as such: Requires: make, gcc.x86_64, gcc-c++.x86_64, libstdc++.i386, libstdc++.x86_64 then, using Yum for example, or APT, or whatever, the package won't install because there is no such package "libstdc++.i386" for example. If I set the SPEC as such: Requires: make, gcc, gcc-c++, libstdc++ Then the package installs just fine, however, only the x86_64 versions of the dependencies are installed, not the (as Oracle specifically wants) the i386 version. Looking at the RPMs themeselves, for example libstdc++: [root@xxx os]# rpm -qp libstdc++-3.2.3-52.i386.rpm libstdc++-3.2.3-52 [root@xxx os]# rpm -qp libstdc++-3.2.3-52.x86_64.rpm libstdc++-3.2.3-52 There are two packages, one for i386 and one for x86_64. Further information on the packages: [root@xxx os]# rpm -qpi libstdc++-3.2.3-52.x86_64.rpm Name : libstdc++ Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 3.2.3 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 52 Build Date: Mon 28 Feb 2005 08:06:52 PM CET Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: dolly.build.redhat.com Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM: gcc-3.2.3-52.src.rpm Size : 797504 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sat 16 Apr 2005 04:50:48 AM CEST, Key ID 219180cddb42a60e Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> URL : http://gcc.gnu.org Summary : The GNU Standard C++ Library v3. Description : The libstdc++ package contains a snapshot of the GNU Standard C++ Library v3, an ongoing project to implement the ISO 14882 Standard C++ library. [root@xxx os]# rpm -qpi libstdc++-3.2.3-52.i386.rpm Name : libstdc++ Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 3.2.3 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 52 Build Date: Mon 28 Feb 2005 07:51:22 PM CET Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: tweety.build.redhat.com Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM: gcc-3.2.3-52.src.rpm Size : 709488 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sat 16 Apr 2005 04:50:01 AM CEST, Key ID 219180cddb42a60e Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> URL : http://gcc.gnu.org Summary : The GNU Standard C++ Library v3. Description : The libstdc++ package contains a snapshot of the GNU Standard C++ Library v3, an ongoing project to implement the ISO 14882 Standard C++ library. RPM evidently isn't able to destinguish between the two. They are identical! Hence: How do I specify in the REQUIRES section of an RPM SPEC file which achitecture of a depency is to be installed when there is one package with two or more different architctures available? Many thanks, Christian _________________ Christian Rohrmeier Schering AG Corporate IT - Infrastructure and Services Computer Systems and Operations System Administration - Research and Development Tel +49 30 468 15794 Fax +49 30 468 95794 _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
