[lug] RPM anomaly

[Ken Nagorski]

Hi there,

I would like to point out that I have scracthed my head on things like this
a few times before. It is not immediately known that this package would be
replacing the package that it is complianing about.

Not that I have a better idea, maybe list what packages replace whatever
other packages. Like in this case, tell the user that
freetype-2.0.9-2gtk.i386.rpm replaces (or is trying to)freetype-2.0.3-7...

I guess my whole point is, you shouldn't feel dumb. :)

Thanks
Ken

> On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 15:14, Ed Hill wrote:
>> On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 12:08, Paul Hardiman wrote:
>> > I am trying upgrade freetype on a rh 7.2 system.
>> >
>> > rpm -Uvh freetype-2.0.9-2gtk.i386.rpm<CR>
>> > error: failed dependencies:
>> >     freetype = 2.0.3-7 is needed by freetype-devel-2.0.3-7
>> >
>> > rpm -qa | grep -i freety<CR>
>> > freetype-devel-2.0.3-7
>> > freetype-2.0.3-7
>> >
>> > It appears to me that I have the requisite package already
>> > installed. Any idea what is going on?
>> > Thanks
>
> You don't have the requisite package installed.  It is complaining that
> freetype-devel-2.0.3-7 requires freetype-2.0.3-7 and that if you
> upgrade to freetype-2.0.9-2gtk, the dependency will be broken.  Ed has
> provided the solutions.
>
> Hugh
>
>
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Paul Hardiman
>> > 303-581-0006
>>
>>
>> You have two choices:
>>
>>  1) un-install freetype-devel-2.0.3-7 (if you aren't a developer,
>>     you probably aren't using it),
>>
>>  or
>>
>>  2) simultaneously upgrade *both* packages (that is, both
>>     freetype-2.0.9-2gtk and freetype-2.0.9-2gtk-devel)
>>
>> hth,
>> Ed
>
>
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