Re: RPM incorrectly allowing package install when dependencies SHOULD fail

[Olivier Thauvin <olivier thauvin aerov jussieu fr>]

Le Mardi 18 Octobre 2005 18:32, Dave Lowell a écrit :
> $ rpm -q server
> server-2.4.1-20050914.2025
>
>
> As you can see, the 'modules' RPM version 1.22.1 depends on the 'server'
> RPM having version 2.6.1 or greater. But installed on the box is
> 'server' RPM  2.4.1. Nevertheless, the upgrade to 'modules' 1.22.1
> succeeds, although it should have failed.

Are you sure that the package server does not provide 'server' without 
version ?

Aka:

Requires vs Provides:

server match server
server >= 2 match server
server >= 2 does not match server = 1

Unversionned dependencies allways matches.

Attachment: pgpn9qKq5C04E.pgp
Description: PGP signature