On Fri, 2002-07-19 at 12:59, Stew Benedict wrote:
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> > > 
> > > 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


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