[Yum-devel] Packages depending on an older version of themselves

[Menno Smits]

seth vidal wrote:
>>
>>Is this a problem with the package or is there something yum could be 
>>doing better (install the older package first, then install the new 
>>package)?
> 
> 
> Check out from cvs and tell me if this 'fixes' the problem you're
> seeing.
> 

Hrrmmm... different but not "fixed" :)


# yum update wireless-tools
Setting up Update Process
Setting up Repos
core                      100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
dag                       100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
livna                     100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
updates                   100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
freshrpms                 100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
pre-extras                100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files
core      : ################################################## 2622/2622
dag       : ################################################## 1639/1639
livna     : ################################################## 131/131
updates   : ################################################## 514/514
freshrpms : ################################################## 470/470
primary.xml.gz            100% |=========================| 226 kB    00:04
MD Read   : ################################################## 675/675
pre-extras: ################################################## 675/675
Excluding Packages in global exclude list
Finished
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Package wireless-tools.i386 1:28-0.pre4.1.fc3 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libiw.so.27 for package: NetworkManager
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libiw.so.27 is needed by package NetworkManager


I don't think the repodata has changed and I don't use mirrors so I 
assume this related to the change you made...

Menno

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