On Sun, Oct 07, 2001 at 05:09:29PM -0400, Kirrily 'Skud' Robert wrote: > I've built an RPM of Test-SDK using cpan2rpm, and when I try to install > it on a Red Hat system it says: > > [root@e-smith skud]# rpm -Uvh perl-Test-SDK-0.04-1.i386.rpm > Preparing... ########################################### [100%] > file /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/Test/Harness.pm from install of perl-Test-SDK-0.04-1 >conflicts with file from package perl-5.6.0-12 > file /usr/share/man/man3/Test::Harness.3pm.gz from install of perl-Test-SDK-0.04-1 >conflicts with file from package perl-5.6.0-12 > > > Not sure what to do about this. Suggestions welcome.
It means both packages lay claim to /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.0/Test/Harness.pm and /usr/share/man/man3/Test::Harness.3pm.gz. Can't happen (at very least it's not considered good form). In order to install correctly, the new Test::Harness must overwrite the existing core module, or at least come before it in @INC. Debian solves this problem by placing /usr/local/lib/perl/5.6.1 before /usr/lib/perl5 in it's @INC. Debian packages wishing to install modules place them in /usr/local/lib/perl/5.6.1 to avoid conflict with the perl base package. Debian has a policy guide on making packages for Perl modules around somewhere. I don't know if Redhat has a similar setup or not. Your other option is to perhaps ask the Redhat perl package maintainer to patch in the CPAN Test::Harness and distribute it with perl. Good luck. -- Michael G. Schwern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.pobox.com/~schwern/ Perl6 Quality Assurance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kwalitee Is Job One If you have to shoot, shoot! Don't talk. -- Tuco, "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly"
