Hi, Guys, Thanks for a lot helpful suggestions. I 'fixed' that problem with dirty hack to the default valgrind.spec and then rebuild it -- the same spec file works for both i386 and x86_64 platforms. For i386 platform valgrind-callgrind is obsoleted(uninstalled), while on x86_64 the orignal valgrind.i386, and valgrind-callgrind.i386 are replaced with newly built valgrind.x86_64 and valgrind-callgrind.x86_64. The valgrind-callgrind.x86_64 contains no files at all -- its only purpose is to obsolete the valgrind-callgrind.i386 automatically. I just came up the idea since the valgrind.x86_64 could supersede orignal valgrind.i386 if the valgrind_callgrind.i386 has been uninstalled manually first. The following is my patch against the orignal valgrind.spec. It works but I don't know why -- since normally a .x86_64 package can only upgrade old version .x86_64 package, not a old version same name .i386 one. Please help, if possible, where can I find related info? [root@bkupsvr102 SPECS]# diff valgrind.spec_DIST valgrind.spec 4c4 < Release: 4 --- > Release: 4_stupidHack 12a13 > %ifarch %{ix86} 13a15 > %endif 25a28 > 33a37,44 > %ifarch x86_64 ppc64 > %package -n valgrind-callgrind > Group: Development/Debuggers > Summary: trying to remove 32bit valgrind-callgrind on x86_64 platform > %description -n valgrind-callgrind > Trying to remove 32bit version of valgrind-callgrind on x86_64 platform > %endif > 119a131,135 > %ifarch x86_64 ppc64 > %files -n valgrind-callgrind > %endif > > %endif --- Jeff Johnson <n3npq.jbj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Aug 2, 2006, at 7:53 PM, Robinson Tiemuqinke > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm still running 64bit FC4 on a few x86_64 > platform > > boxes, and trying to upgrade valgrind to 3.2.0 > from > > the fedora development tree. > > > > the valgrind builds without problems but fails > the > > command "rpm -Uvh --test > > > /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/x86_64/valgrind-3.2.0-4.x86_64.rpm" > > with the following error messages: > > > > error: Failed dependencies: > > valgrind = 1:2.4.0 is needed by > (installed) > > valgrind-callgrind-0.9.11-1.i386 > > > > I've changed the line "Obsoletes: > valgrind-callgrind" > > to "Obsoletes: valgrind-callgrind.i386" in > > valgrind.spec file and recompiled the package but > > still no luck. > > > > Nope, not gonna work. > > > The existing valgrind and valgrind-callgrind are > both > > .386 packages while the new valgrind 3.2.0 version > is > > compiled as a x86_64 package. > > > > On 64bit FC4 O/S can x86_64 packages replace and > > obsolete related i386 packages? if spcified with > > "Obsoletes" instructions in .spec file? > > Nope, there's no secret incantation to upgrade > valgrind.i386 with > valgrind.x86_64. > > Multilib is *supposed* to work as follows: > 1) elf32/elf64 libraries are on different paths. > 2) elf32/elf64 executables should have equivalent > functionality and > be interchangeable. > 3) all other files are either identical or dealt > with case by case. > > Those multilib assumptions fail miserably for the > class of programs > like valgrind that are intrinsically > elf32 or elf64 specific functionality. > > So your easiest fix is to rename "valgrind" to, say, > "valgrind- > x86_64", and insure > that no paths collide with the i386 valgrind package > files. > > hth > > 73 de Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > Rpm-list mailing list > Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list