java-1.4.2-gcj-compat package problem

[Dimi Paun]

From: "Andrew Haley" <aph at redhat.com>
>  > Heh, 1jpp_2rh > 1jpp, yum should update it, no?
>
> No.

Why? Something is broken: my system got into this state
without me doing anything wrong.

> Yes.  Remove it with `rpm -e'.  Install it with `yum install'.

Still couldn't be found:

[root at dimi ~]# rpm -e jpackage-utils
error: Failed dependencies:
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5.26 is needed by (installed)
java-1.4.2-sun-1.4.2.08-1jpp.i586
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.6.2-1jpp_5rh is needed by (installed)
gnu-crypto-2.0.1-1jpp_5fc.noarch
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.6.3-1jpp_1rh is needed by (installed)
java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-1.4.2.0-40jpp_31rh.i386
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.6.3-1jpp_1rh is needed by (installed)
jessie-1.0.0-8.noarch
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.6.3-1jpp_1rh is needed by (installed)
java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-1.4.2.0-40jpp_31rh.FC4.1.i386
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.6.3-1jpp_1rh is needed by (installed)
java-1.4.2-gcj-compat-1.4.2.0-40jpp_31rh.FC4.2.i386
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5 is needed by (installed)
log4j-1.2.12-1jpp.noarch
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5 is needed by (installed)
xml-commons-1.3.02-2jpp.noarch
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5 is needed by (installed)
ant-1.6.2-3jpp_8fc.i386
        jpackage-utils is needed by (installed) antlr-2.7.6-1jpp.noarch
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5.32 is needed by (installed)
tomcat5-jasper-5.0.30-11jpp.noarch
        jpackage-utils >= 0:1.6.0 is needed by (installed)
tomcat5-5.0.30-11jpp.noarch
[root at dimi ~]# rpm -e --nodeps jpackage-utils
[root at dimi ~]# yum install jpackage-utils-1.6.6-1jpp_2rh
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
No Match for argument: jpackage-utils-1.6.6-1jpp_2rh
Nothing to do

It finds the same package again:

[root at dimi ~]# yum install jpackage-utils
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for jpackage-utils to pack into transaction set.
jpackage-utils-1.6.6-1jpp 100% |=========================|  19 kB    00:00
---> Package jpackage-utils.noarch 0:1.6.6-1jpp set to be updated
--> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

============================================================================
=
 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size
============================================================================
=
Installing:
 jpackage-utils          noarch     1.6.6-1jpp       jpackage16-generic   49
k

Transaction Summary
============================================================================
=
Install      1 Package(s)
Update       0 Package(s)
Remove       0 Package(s)
Total download size: 49 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/1): jpackage-utils-1.6 100% |=========================|  49 kB    00:00
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing: jpackage-utils               ######################### [1/1]

Installed: jpackage-utils.noarch 0:1.6.6-1jpp
Complete!

-- 
Dimi Paun <dimi at lattica.com>
Lattica, Inc.