RPM giving incorect dependency info ?

qwijibow · 10-29-2003, 04:58 PM

Hi, im trying to install a program (rpm)
but if fails on a dependency,
but rpm -q says the dependency is present....

this is confusing.
here is the output which i think makes no snece, am i missing somthing ?

[root@localhost downloads]# rpm -ivh gtkam-20011114-fr1.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
gphoto >= 2.0beta3 is needed by gtkam-20011114-fr1

[root@localhost downloads]# rpm -qa | grep gphoto
gphoto2-2.1.0-7

as you can see, i have gphoto 2.1... which is greater than the needed 2.0 beta is it not ?

Tinkster · 10-29-2003, 05:01 PM

Yep.

It's greater.

But not equal.

And that's one of the beauties of RPM ;)

And you're right. It makes no sense.

Cheers,
Tink

qwijibow · 10-29-2003, 05:04 PM

But this symbol means Greater OR equal to doesnt it ?

every other program ive installed has allowed this type of version difference.

so i need to go back a few versions then, that sucks

Tinkster · 10-29-2003, 05:06 PM

I've had issues with ssl versions in rpm.

However, in your case the problem might
be that you need gphoto, not gphoto2 ;)

Cheers,
Tink

qwijibow · 10-31-2003, 08:22 AM

i thought that, but the rpm description on rpmfind.net says it is a gui for gphoto2.

plus thying to install ghphoto gave a million and one conflictions.

musrum · 10-31-2003, 08:45 AM

Well, you can spin the prayer wheel try:

rpm -ivh --nodeps gtkam-20011114-fr1.i386.rpm

mhearn · 10-31-2003, 04:57 PM

That version of gtkam is very old, you need one that depends on gphoto2

qwijibow · 11-01-2003, 09:05 PM

the one i have does dep on gphoto 2.

qwijibow · 11-01-2003, 09:06 PM

well, i got the thing working anyway, just went back the the older version (that came with redhat 9)