RPM dependency failure: /usr/bin/env instead of /bin/env

anoosh3000 · 04-10-2009, 05:25 AM

Dears,

i'm installing scisoft (a scientific software package) on openSUSE 11.0.
when i try to install with

Code:

rpm -iv sth.rpm

it reports that sth.rpm requiers /bin/env. i have env program installed at /usr/bin/env.

how do I change this ? i have this idea:

to create a RPM package that does nothing, only tell the system that an "env" program is installed there and pass the dependency check. then i will create a symbolic link from /usr/bin/env to /bin/env.

i must note that i cannot change the RPM packages for scisoft.

any ideas are appreciated!

colucix · 04-10-2009, 05:34 AM

The symbolic link solution should work. The installer should not distinguish between symbolic links and actual executables. To skip eventual package dependencies problems, you can use zypper:

Code:

zypper in name_of_scisoft_rpm

it will take care of dependencies for you (while the rpm command won't).