-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 guran wrote: > On Friday 05 September 2003 08.22, Charlie M. wrote: > >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>Hash: SHA1 >> >>September 5, 2003 12:09 am, Paul Dorman wrote:
>>>Don't sweat it. It's just because XFree86-libs has (for some >>>I-am-sure-it's-sane-but-it-seams-bone-headed reason) been renamed to >>>libxfree86. Just install XFree86-xfs with a no-deps and carry on like >>>nothing happened... >>> No, this is wrong, if you have to use --nodeps or --force for normal upgrades, this is a bug ... and it needs to be fixed (there is one exception though). >>It wouldn't be the first time I dove in and 'broke' this box since I >>first discovered Mandrake. Twice today in fact. Or is this three times? >>I lose track when I'm having fun. What do you mean "broke" ? If you don't use "--force" or "--nodeps", you shouldn't be able to break your box, and if you can, it's a bug. >>Maybe that's why some of us are so adamant about wanting CL tools >>installed and available by default. All console tools are available by defualt, but not necessarily installed by default. Anyone running cooker is assumed to be able to 'urpmi <package>' after changing to a VT (or worse). >>"If you didn't break it yet today you ain't tryin' hard enough!" :) I've only broken my cooker box about 3 times in 18 months, and I've been trying ... > Thanks for the idea, I will from now on try to look at lib as an abrevation of > 'liberated from' :) Well, it actually means the package has been libified, to follow the distribution policy. Anyway, you will see: $ rpm -q --whatprovides XFree86-devel libxfree86-devel-4.3-20mdk $ urpmq -p XFree86-devel libxfree86-devel The problem appears to be a package which did not make the upload ... (subpackages are always built, you can't build some without others, but packages do get lost sometimes ..) Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/WFfhrJK6UGDSBKcRAlgVAJ9OuJJnvfrRU1ohxEOC5g/sizBS9ACdFiIn e+GuE5Wf3gnhgvxCdJGcRTg= =x29W -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
