[et-mgmt-tools] cobbler/koan/python-cheetah blocking yum upgrade?

[Michael DeHaan]

Bill McGonigle wrote:
> I'm attempting a yum upgrade (fc6 to f7) on a machine, and yum 
> resolves all dependencies except for cobbler, koan and python-cheetah. 
> For some reason it appears to be looking at the fc6 packages, which is 
> odd, it's not doing that for any other packages. The repos are synced 
> with 'cobbler reposync'. --allow-downgrade doesn't help. Oddly, 
> neither does '--exclude=cobbler --exclude=koan --exclude=python-cheetah'.
>
> Has anybody tripped over this one before?
>
> -Bill

Those packages are not in the f7 "core" repo you have, hence the 
problem. AFAIK Anaconda upgrades will update everything they can and 
leave the other packages out, which you could then update later.

AFAIK upgrading directly from yum (versus a CD) is usually not recommended.

--Michael



>
> --> Running transaction check
> # of Deps = 3
>
> Dep Number: 1/3
>
> cobbler requires: python(abi) = 2.4
> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: cobbler
> Looking for ('python(abi)', 'EQ', ('0', '2.4', None)) as a requirement 
> of cobbler - 0.6.3-2.fc6.noarch
> Requiring package is installed: cobbler - 0.6.3-2.fc6.noarch
> Resolving for installed requiring package: cobbler - 0.6.3-2.fc6.noarch
> Resolving for requirement: python(abi) = 2.4
> Needed Require is not a package name. Looking up: python(abi) = 2.4
> Potential Provider: python.i386 0:2.4.4-1.fc6
> Mode is u for provider of python(abi) = 2.4: python.i386 0:2.4.4-1.fc6
> Mode for pkg providing python(abi) = 2.4: u
> Cannot find an update path for dep for: python(abi) = 2.4
> Searching pkgSack for dep: python(abi)
> Potential match for python(abi) from python - 2.5-12.fc7.i386
> Potential match for python(abi) from python - 2.5-14.fc7.i386
> processing dep took: 0.010873
>
> Dep Number: 2/3
>
> koan requires: python(abi) = 2.4
> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: koan
> Looking for ('python(abi)', 'EQ', ('0', '2.4', None)) as a requirement 
> of koan - 0.6.3-3.fc6.noarch
> Requiring package is installed: koan - 0.6.3-3.fc6.noarch
> Resolving for installed requiring package: koan - 0.6.3-3.fc6.noarch
> Resolving for requirement: python(abi) = 2.4
> Needed Require has already been looked up, cheating
> Potential Provider: python.i386 0:2.4.4-1.fc6
> Mode is u for provider of python(abi) = 2.4: python.i386 0:2.4.4-1.fc6
> Mode for pkg providing python(abi) = 2.4: u
> Cannot find an update path for dep for: python(abi) = 2.4
> Searching pkgSack for dep: python(abi)
> Potential match for python(abi) from python - 2.5-12.fc7.i386
> Potential match for python(abi) from python - 2.5-14.fc7.i386
> processing dep took: 0.008095
>
> Dep Number: 3/3
>
> python-cheetah requires: python(abi) = 2.4
> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-cheetah
> Looking for ('python(abi)', 'EQ', ('0', '2.4', None)) as a requirement 
> of python-cheetah - 2.0-0.6.rc8.fc6.i386
> Requiring package is installed: python-cheetah - 2.0-0.6.rc8.fc6.i386
> Resolving for installed requiring package: python-cheetah - 
> 2.0-0.6.rc8.fc6.i386
> Resolving for requirement: python(abi) = 2.4
> Needed Require has already been looked up, cheating
> Potential Provider: python.i386 0:2.4.4-1.fc6
> Mode is u for provider of python(abi) = 2.4: python.i386 0:2.4.4-1.fc6
> Mode for pkg providing python(abi) = 2.4: u
> Cannot find an update path for dep for: python(abi) = 2.4
> Searching pkgSack for dep: python(abi)
> Potential match for python(abi) from python - 2.5-12.fc7.i386
> Potential match for python(abi) from python - 2.5-14.fc7.i386
> processing dep took: 0.007931
> miss = 3
> conf = 0
> CheckDeps = 0
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Dependency Process ending
> Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by package cobbler
> Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by package koan
> Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by package 
> python-cheetah
>
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