Re: RPM dependency hell

["Adam H. Pendleton" <fmonkey fmonkey net>]

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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