On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 19:14, Quel Qun wrote: > On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 12:48, Brian J. Murrell wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 03:27:32PM -0500, Quel Qun wrote: > > > $ sudo rpm -Uvh libgail15-0.15-1mdk.i586.rpm > > > error: failed dependencies: > > > gail >= 0.15-1mdk is needed by libgail15-0.15-1mdk > > > $ sudo rpm -Uvh gail-0.15-1mdk.i586.rpm > > > error: failed dependencies: > > > libgailutil.so.15 is needed by gail-0.15-1mdk > > > > > > So, if none can be installed without the other, what is the point > > > of having two different packages? > > > > Not sure if it reflects reality or not but one could (some day) do: > > > > # rpm -Uvh libgail15-0.15-1mdk.i586.rpm gail-4.02-1mdk.i586.rpm > > > But that's my question: what's the point splitting in 2 packages? > Oops, sorry, I replied too quickly and didnt notice the version difference, please ignore.
However, I'd bet gail-4.02-1mdk will require an up to date library, when I could imagine a new library backward compatible with an old gail. =o= kk1
