Re: Installed version of java should but does not match required version

[Frank Cusack <fcusack fcusack com>]

On August 15, 2006 12:27:33 PM -0400 John Rouillard <rouilj-rpm renesys com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 09:08:59AM -0700, Frank Cusack wrote:
> > On August 15, 2006 10:15:11 AM -0400 John Rouillard
> > <rouilj-rpm renesys com> wrote:
> > >  sudo rpm -U pipe-0.2.1-2.i386.rpm
> > >  error: Failed dependencies:
> > >        j2sdk = 1.4.2_05 is needed by pipe-0.2.1-2.i386
> > >
> > > However rpm -q --qf '%{VERSION}\n' j2sdk reports:
> > >
> > >  1.4.2_05
> >
> > There might be an epoch.  rpm -q --qf '%{EPOCH}:%{VERSION}\n' j2sdk
>
> That returns: 2000:1.4.2_05
>
> So yup. good call. Also the serial number of the package (rpm -q --qf
> '%{SERIAL}\n' is 2000. So I could replace the original dependency line
> of "j2sdk = 1.4.2_05" with "j2sdk =S 2000" but would that work with
> yum?

j2sdk = 2000:1.4.2_05

> If I want to go the epoch route how do I deal with this in the
> dependency spec? The Max-RPM book (in pdf) format doesn't really
> discuss epoch (at least a search for "epoch" turns up no hits, which
> is wierd because I know the concept and I am sure I got it from one of
> my 2 reads through the book).

Serial is the deprecated term for Epoch.

-frank