[Yum] hang in 96

[seth vidal]

> ....
> Downloading needed headers
> nulist = 981
> uplist = 0
> newlist = 981
> obsoleting = 0
> obsoleted = 0
> state - iu: alsa-utils, i386
> Resolving dependencies
> Updating: alsa-utils, i386
> Updating: alsa-utils, i386
> # of Deps = 1
> dep: alsa-utils req alsa-driver - 0.9.2 - 0
> alsa-utils wants redhat/9/alsa-driver/alsa-driver-0.9.2-fr2.i386.rpm
> bestarch = i586 for alsa-driver
> Got dep: alsa-driver, i586
> Restarting Dependency Loop
> Updating: alsa-driver, i586
> Updating: alsa-utils, i386
> # of Deps = 2
> dep: alsa-driver req alsa-kernel - 0.9.0rc3 - 0
> Got Extra Dep: alsa-driver, i586
> dep: alsa-utils req alsa-driver - 0.9.2 - 0
> alsa-utils wants redhat/9/alsa-driver/alsa-driver-0.9.2-fr2.i386.rpm
> bestarch = i586 for alsa-driver
> Got dep: alsa-driver, i586
> Restarting Dependency Loop
> Updating: alsa-driver, i586
> Updating: alsa-utils, i386
> # of Deps = 2
> dep: alsa-driver req alsa-kernel - 0.9.0rc3 - 0
> Got Extra Dep: alsa-driver, i586
> dep: alsa-utils req alsa-driver - 0.9.2 - 0
> alsa-utils wants redhat/9/alsa-driver/alsa-driver-0.9.2-fr2.i386.rpm
> bestarch = i586 for alsa-driver
> Got dep: alsa-driver, i586
> Restarting Dependency Loop
> Updating: alsa-driver, i586
> Updating: alsa-utils, i386
> # of Deps = 2
> dep: alsa-driver req alsa-kernel - 0.9.0rc3 - 0
> Got Extra Dep: alsa-driver, i586
> dep: alsa-utils req alsa-driver - 0.9.2 - 0
> alsa-utils wants redhat/9/alsa-driver/alsa-driver-0.9.2-fr2.i386.rpm
> bestarch = i586 for alsa-driver
> Got dep: alsa-driver, i586
> Restarting Dependency Loop
> Updating: alsa-driver, i586
> Updating: alsa-utils, i386
> ....
> etc...
> 

ok yum -d 6 install alsa-utils

I need to see why the number of deps isn't being reduced.

I tried the same command using freshrpms and stock red hat linux trees
and it resolved out just fine.

-sv