I'm using rpm 4.0.4 and I'm having trouble upgrading/erasing certain packages from my Redhat 7.0 system. When I try rpm -vv -Uvh rpm-4.0-7x.i386.rpm I get: D:...
I have a dependency setup for libstdc++ "Requires: libstdc++ >= 2.9.0, " This works fine on systems with libstdc++-2-libc6.1-1-2.9.0.so (RedHat 6.2, Caldera...
All - How does RPM store its install data (i.e. what database) in version 2.5.6, 3.0.5, and 4.x.x? Is there any way to merge two or more RPM databases...
Hi there, I'm an up and coming Linux and MacOS software developer, and at the moment I'm working on an RPM decoder for MacOS. The features of the program at...
I managed to get RPM 4.0 to compile. Looked through the linux.redhat.rpm newsgroup, and came across a mail from Jeff Johnson, which included the following: An...
Hello, I am having a problem getting RPM 4 to compile and I have seen on deja news etc that a lot of others are having the same problems. The actual problem is...
I plan to build a common rpm package for RedHat, SuSE ... Under %post I would like to ascertain if running under RedHat or SuSE distribution. What's usually...
I know which architecture packages I have on my Linux box, but I would like to know how I can get rpm to tell me for a specific package if it's an i386 or an...
Philosophy 101 Question: Does anyone know what standards might exist on generating Version and Release numbers for RPM spec files. ie. Version 1.2.3 Release...
I'm trying to build RPMs using the '%file -f filelist' directive, but I can't seem to figure out where 'filelist' is searched for. I've tried giving an...
... The test is for existence, not value, so you would have to do %undefine nossl to invert the test. I can't tell what value is needed, as you've only...
I am using Redhat 7.0. I have seen an source rpm called basesystem which doesn't have any tar.gz. it only has a spec file that too it wont install any files as...
Dear RPM mailing list, We posted this before but got no answer. Hopefully anybody has similar experience can give us some advice this time. We are trying to...
I upgraded rpm 3.0.5 to 4.0 and after doing that rpm -qa doesnt return anyhing............... need help very badly ..... Information ... OS: REDHAT 6.2 ...
Can anyone tell me the proper Provides: syntax in rpmrc and/or other rpm commands I need to force the Provides of rpm = 3.0.6 in my rpm database. I have an rpm...
I'm having trouble compiling rpm on solaris 2.5.1. I'm getting the following error: gcc -Wall -I/usr/nfs/gnu/samurai/include -o test1 -static test1.o ...
I have recently installed RH7. Everything went [seemingly] smoothly. Today, I tried to update a package. I got the message: only packages with major numbers...
We are currently at 2.52 and would like to go to the latest version. I can't seem to locate the binaries on your web site. Can I not get the already built...
What is the standard installation directory for Linux applications? I package a compiler which ships with an installation script with a default installation...
... I compiled a rpm 4.0 on a Solaris 2.6 system. Not without problems (location of the BerkleyDB files and missing stpcpy function), but it is compiled and...
I supplied an RPM to a consulting customer using the i686 so that it would only install on a PIII. That works fine... However, an attempt was made to install...
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