Re: RPM dependency hell

[Adam H. Pendleton]

Unless I am mis-understanding what you are trying to do, the option you want is --nodeps, not --force. This installs the RPM package without checking dependencies. However, BE CAREFUL. I understand that package dependencies can be a pain, but it is a necessary evil, and can really save your but. If you'd like, email me off list with the applications you are trying to install, and I will see if I can't help you out, or at least help you make sure you're not breaking anything by using the --nodeps option.

ahp

On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 12:55 AM, j_post wrote:

On Monday 13 January 2003 09:00 pm, you wrote:

A major revision of a libray might involve revisions to the API
(such as changes to function parameters, or contents of
data structures) and
so anything built with libabc-1 might crash with libabc-2.
You often need to install both.

Understood. But rpm will not install both--at least I haven't figured how to
get it to do both.

rpm refuses to install the newer version if the older version is required by
some other program. In RH7.2 the --force option doesn't seem to work.




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