On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 12:59, Stew Benedict wrote: [ snip ] > > > > > > Here is a trace of the problem: > > > > > > libgcc >= 3.1.1-0.7mdk is needed by gcc-3.1.1-0.7mdk > > > rpm >= 4.0.4-6mdk is needed by perl-URPM-0.06-2mdk > > > perl-base >= 2:5.8.0 is needed by perl-MDK-Common-1.0.3-4mdk > > > ... > > Should have had more coffee. Another part of the problem above is > "noarch" packages are put in the PPC tree for me when the i586 build > occurs. This is what is driving that 3rd dependency, as perl-MDK-Common > is noarch. The other 2 are due to my running out of time before I went on > holiday on Jul4 and didn't get everything uploaded I had here. Now I > can't upload those missing files, because they are older than the current > versions. (libgcc - 0.8mdk on x86). New rpm is in the batch I'll put up > today. New gcc still needs to be built. OK, I can now understand the problem. i586 builds containing noarch packages are automatically merged with ppc builds. Seems that it will never be possible for me to have a running cooker ;-( until i586 stabilizes (aka wait for the end of the big move to perl 5.8)
> > Also the machine I build on is not nearly as powerful as the cluster, so > > packages take up to 10 times longer to compile, even when they do so > > cleanly, then they have to be uploaded to Paris before they get to the > > mirrors. I've got about 250 or so to upload today, but you won't be > > seeing perl. So PPC cooker is moving really slower than i586 cooker. What's the problem with perl under PPC ? Brice
