rpm fails depedency even when they're met

[Isabelle Poueriet]

Hello!

I try to install package X that depends on shared lib Y.so.s1.
Y.so.1 is on /usr/lib/ and it is supplied by a non-rpm package.

What can I do so that rpm does not fail depedency of Y.so.1 for Package X?

Thanks much in advance!


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Post by Isabelle Poueriet
Hello!
I try to install package X that depends on shared lib Y.so.s1.
Y.so.1 is on /usr/lib/ and it is supplied by a non-rpm package.
What can I do so that rpm does not fail depedency of Y.so.1 for Package X?
Thanks much in advance!

have the package installed by rpm. rpm doesn't look at the local
filesystem for what is or is not there. It only looks at the rpm
database. If the file isn't installed by rpm then rpm won't be able to
know about it.

-sv

[Jeff Johnson]

Post by seth vidal

Post by Isabelle Poueriet
Hello!
I try to install package X that depends on shared lib Y.so.s1.
Y.so.1 is on /usr/lib/ and it is supplied by a non-rpm package.
What can I do so that rpm does not fail depedency of Y.so.1 for Package X?
Thanks much in advance!

have the package installed by rpm. rpm doesn't look at the local
filesystem for what is or is not there. It only looks at the rpm
database. If the file isn't installed by rpm then rpm won't be able to
know about it.

Actually rpm-5.0 has a runtime probe dependency to solve exactly
this type of problem of mixing package and unpackaged libraries:

Requires: soname(/path/to/library) = Y.so.s1

if you want a solution in packaging.

There are several other means to supply sonames-not-from-packages
to rpmlib as well, including
mkdir -p /etc/rpm/sysinfo
echo "Y.so.s1" >> /etc/rpm/sysinfo/Providename

hth

73 de Jeff

73 de Jeff

[Mahapatro, Amrita (GTI)]

Hi!

You can try using --nodeps switch while installing the rpm

Regards,
Amrita

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[mailto:rpm-list-***@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Isabelle Poueriet
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Subject: rpm fails depedency even when they're met


Hello!

I try to install package X that depends on shared lib Y.so.s1.
Y.so.1 is on /usr/lib/ and it is supplied by a non-rpm package.

What can I do so that rpm does not fail depedency of Y.so.1 for
Package X?

Thanks much in advance!



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[Isabelle Poueriet]

Thanks Jeff,

in which version of rpm is this feature (/etc/rpm/sysinfo/Providename) supported? I've tried it on rpm 4.3 and 4.4 and it doesnt' seem to work.

thanks.
p.s. I don't want to use --nodeps ;-(
----- Original Message ----
From: Jeff Johnson <***@gmail.com>
To: RPM Package Manager <rpm-***@redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, January 7, 2008 2:56:17 PM
Subject: Re: rpm fails depedency even when they're met

Post by Isabelle Poueriet
Hello!
I try to install package X that depends on shared lib Y.so.s1.
Y.so.1 is on /usr/lib/ and it is supplied by a non-rpm package.
What can I do so that rpm does not fail depedency of Y.so.1 for
Package X?
Thanks much in advance!

have the package installed by rpm. rpm doesn't look at the local
filesystem for what is or is not there. It only looks at the rpm
database. If the file isn't installed by rpm then rpm won't be able to
know about it.



Actually rpm-5.0 has a runtime probe dependency to solve exactly
this type of problem of mixing package and unpackaged libraries:


Requires: soname(/path/to/library) = Y.so.s1


if you want a solution in packaging.


There are several other means to supply sonames-not-from-packages
to rpmlib as well, including
mkdir -p /etc/rpm/sysinfo
echo "Y.so.s1" >> /etc/rpm/sysinfo/Providename


hth


73 de Jeff


73 de Jeff


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Post by Isabelle Poueriet
Thanks Jeff,
in which version of rpm is this feature (/etc/rpm/sysinfo/Providename)
supported? I've tried it on rpm 4.3 and 4.4 and it doesnt' seem to work.

Likely 4.4.3 or 4.4.4 abt 2.5 years ago for /etc/rpm/sysinfo.

The soname(...) probe dependency was implemented abt 1.5 years ago,
mebbee 4.4.6.

See the CHANGES file if you want precise versions.

Both are present in rpm-5.0 released Saturday.

73 de Jeff

[Stanley, Jon]

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You could use a dummy package and list it in Provides:

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Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 4:39 PM
To: rpm-***@redhat.com
Subject: rpm fails depedency even when they're met


Hello!

I try to install package X that depends on shared lib Y.so.s1.
Y.so.1 is on /usr/lib/ and it is supplied by a non-rpm package.

What can I do so that rpm does not fail depedency of Y.so.1 for Package X?

Thanks much in advance!



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