[Yum] x86_64 and yum 2.1.12 (tries to install both architectures i386 and x86_64)

[seth vidal]

> it's a 64bit system and I don't want the 32bit RPM because the 64bit RPM 
> is already installed (in the same version) and so the 32bit RPM is not 
> the best fit for a 64bit system, if I want the 32bit RPMs I install them 
> with "xxx.i386". Of course I could always add a .x86_64 and this way yum 
> installs only x86_64 binaries but it would be nice to have an option in 
> the config file which uses the .x86_64 as default for the *install* if 
> nothing else is given, like the exactarch=1 for the update (which 
> somehow failed btw. for the boost lib with yum 2.1.12, see below).

and how does the work for removals?

should yum remove foo only remove foo.x86_64?

or should it match foo.i386, too?


> Btw. how handles yum dependencies when I install a xxxx.x86_64 RPM which 
> has as dependency the yyyy.x86_64 RPM which exist as yyyy.i386 as well, 
> what would yum do? Would it install the yyyy.x86_64 *and* the yyyy.i386 
> version? Or would it install only the yyyy.x86_64 because I gave 
> xxxx.x86_64 as input and this way only the yyyy.x86_64 is the dependency 
>   (I hope so :))?

yes it sorts these out.



> I admit only a few RPMs are available as .x86_64 and .i386 in the same 
> repository and so I can solve the problems manually when I see that yum 
> tries to install two versions of the the same RPM but a config option 
> would be handy :).

it has that option - just specify the arch you want.


> That's the other problem which I had with the update which I really 
> believe is wrong, because yum tried to update the boost.x86_64 with the 
> boost.i386 :) (exactarch=1 is set), or better yum tried to update the 
> boost.x86_64 and the boost.i386 but the boost.i386 is not installed.
> 
> --------------------------
> [root at xxxx ~]# yum list boost
> Installed Packages
> boost.x86_64                             1.31.0-9               installed
> Available Packages
> boost.x86_64                             1.32.0-1.fc3 
> updates-released
> boost.i386                               1.32.0-1.fc3 
> updates-released
> 
> [root at xxxx ~]# yum update
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
> ---> Package boost.i386 0:1.32.0-1.fc3 set to be updated
> ---> Package boost.x86_64 0:1.32.0-1.fc3 set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> Transaction Listing:
>    Update: boost.i386 0:1.32.0-1.fc3
>    Update: boost.x86_64 0:1.32.0-1.fc3
> 
> Other Transactions:
>    Obsoleting: boost.x86_64 0:1.31.0-9 with boost.i386 0:1.32.0-1.fc3

read this list for today.

boost.i386 claims to obsolete boost <= 1.31

now that being the case then boost.i386 does, in fact, obsolete
boost.x86_64 if boost.x86_64 is <= 1.31.

Try it with rpm on the command line.

download the boost rpms that caused this problem and run:
rpm -Uvh that.rpm

and see if it doesn't remove the boost.x86_64, too.

-sv