[Yum] Strange dependency problem

Steven Raasch sraasch at computer.org
Wed Dec 3 17:45:09 UTC 2003


Take a look at this:

[root at tivoman yum]# yum provides mplayer-skin
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: ATrpms good for rhl 9
Server: ATrpms stable for rhl 9
Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - i386 - Base
Server: Freshrpms packages for Red Hat Linux 9
Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - Updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Looking in available packages for a providing package
Available package: mplayer-skin-default.noarch 4:1.7-10.at from atrpms-good-rhl-9 matches with
 mplayer-skin-default
Available package: mplayer-skin-xanim.noarch 4:1.5-10.at from atrpms-good-rhl-9 matches with
 mplayer-skin-xanim

<omit many similar entries>

Available package: mplayer-skin-MidnightLove.noarch 4:1.5-10.at from atrpms-good-rhl-9 matches with
 mplayer-skin-MidnightLove
46 results returned
Looking in installed packages for a providing package
Installed package: mplayer-skin-default.noarch 0:1.0-2 matches with
 mplayer-skin
Installed package: mplayer-skin-default.noarch 0:1.0-2 matches with
 mplayer-skin-default
Installed package: mplayer-skins.noarch 0:1.3-2.fr matches with
 mplayer-skins
3 results returned

[root at tivoman yum]# yum upgrade
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: ATrpms good for rhl 9
Server: ATrpms stable for rhl 9
Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - i386 - Base
Server: Freshrpms packages for Red Hat Linux 9
Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - Updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Finding obsoleted packages
Resolving dependencies
.package mplayer-gui needs mplayer-skin (not provided)

[root at tivoman yum]# yum --version
2.0.4


According to the "provides", I have the dependency met... but according to the "upgrade", it isn't...

Is this a known issue?

Thanks.
-Steve






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