Where is boost.x86_64? kdeedu dependency?

Paul Howarth paul at city-fan.org
Wed Jun 21 10:31:21 UTC 2006


Tony Nelson wrote:
> At 1:27 PM -0700 6/20/06, David Gardner wrote:
>> Kayvan A. Sylvan wrote:
>>> Error: Missing Dependency: libboost_python.so.1()(64bit) is needed by
>>> package kdeedu
>>> Anyone know what I need to do here?
>> There are some good clues in the error line you were given:
>>
>> "Missing" - Something is missing
>> "Dependency" - That "something" is depended upon by the package (kdeedu)
>> you're trying to install.
>>
>> So, it pretty much appears that you're going to need to install the
>> package that contains libboost_python.so.1()(64bit) first, before you
>> attempt to install kdeedu, or at least install it at the same time.
>>
>> Now, what package has libboost_python.so.1()(64bit)? That's what search
>> engines were invented for! A quick Google search shows that the file is
>> part of the boost package, which you can download at rpmfind and pbone,
>> among other places. Just make sure you get the 64-bit version, OK?
>>
>> Using the above method, it should be easier for you to find out how to
>> figure things like this out in the future.
> 
> Except that the package the OP wants is in updates, and both core and
> updates were enabled.  No package in core or updates should require a 3rd
> party package to install.  It appears that there is a packaging error (for
> 64bit?), which should be reported via Bugzilla.

libboost_python.so.1()(64bit) is provided by boost-1.32.0-6.x86_64.rpm 
in the base repo in FC4. So it would seem that there's an issue with the 
OP's base repo.

Paul.




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