Hi Ali- It has been my experience that many development packages really are sensitive to specific versions of automake. Recent Redhat distros include multiple automake packages that can all be installed concurrently (automake, automake1.5, automake1.4, etc). I suspect Mandrake has similar offerings. So my suggestion would be simply to go to your distro repository; CD or on-line, and install the automake package that rpm-build wants... -Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:rpm-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ali El Dada > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 1:13 AM > To: rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Failed dependencies > > Hi all, > > This is the first time I post here, so please tell me if this > question should be asked somewhere else. > > It's a problem that recurs often, I get a failed dependencies > error when installing an rpm when I shouldn't, eg: > > $ rpm -i rpm-build-4.2.3-9mdk.i586.rpm > error: Failed dependencies: > automake is needed by rpm-build-4.2.3-9mdk > > $ rpm -q automake1.5 > automake1.5-1.5-1mdk > > so i *do* have automake, but it's under a slightly different name.. > > any suggestions? thanks.. > > Ali > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
