Lawson, Howard,
Thanks for the replies - this is exactly what I see on the screen
#rpm --test -Uvh xforms-0_86-1_i386.rpm
error: xforms-0_86-1_i386.rpm cannot be installed
#
However, having run it with -vv I see that the RPM contains no source and no
binary files.
Does anyone have a working RPM they can mail me or know of a reliable link?
Cheers
Ailwyn
-----Original Message-----
From: howard mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Ailwyn Burgess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 14 September 1999 03:14
Subject: Re: Sanity? Not for long!! - aka Xisp problems
>Ailwyn Burgess wrote:
>>
>> All
>>
>> I need to pick the brains of someone who has installed Xisp on an out of
the
>> box RH5.2 installation as I'm having trouble finding out if the required
>> RPMs are installed and having trouble installing the ones I think I need.
>> e.g. I get this message when trying to install
>> xforms-0_86-1_i386.rpm......."error: xforms-0_86-1_i386.rpm cannot be
>> installed" which is informative, but alas not much help.
>>
>> It would be great if someone could contact me directly via ICQ (pref) or
>> email as I have a lot of basics to get straight (the benefits of a dos
>> education). I would be more than happy to post a digest to the list of
any
>> 1-2-1 discussions.
>
>Consider trying : rpm --test -vv -Uvh "package name".rpm
>
>It should provide more details.
>
>You may eventually need to add the " --force" option.
>
>More info about these options in the man page for "rpm"
>
>Cheers,
>
>--
>Howard Mann
>http://www.newbielinux.com
>(a LINUX website for newbies)
>Smart Linuxers search at: http://www.deja.com/home_ps.shtml
>
