On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 14:49, Jason B. wrote: > So we're all worried about dependencies... how about using autoupdate? > Here's an example: > > So you want to install xpdf-japanese so that you can look at some Japanese > PDF files? What happens when you try to install it? > > [root@pc1 root]# rpm -Uvh /tftpboot/rpm/xpdf-japanese* > error: failed dependencies: > xpdf >= 1.00 is needed by xpdf-japanese-1.00-3 > > FAILED DEPENDENCIES?!?! ARRGH! You don't know how to resolve > dependencies on your own, do you? No, I didn't think so. Well... what if > I told you there was a magical tool that did this for you? A lie you say? > Nope, and it's already installed on your local OSCAR cluster. It's called > autoupdate. One of the tools it provides is autoins (which will > automagically install packages). Let's try that to get our xpdf-japanese > installed! > > [root@pc1 root]# autoins /tftpboot/rpm/xpdf-japanese* > Failed to load RPM Module at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/autoupdate.pm line > 692. > Installing rpms: > xpdf-1.00-3.i386.rpm (new) > xpdf-japanese-1.00-3.i386.rpm > Installed a total of 2 rpms. > > WOW! IT figured out the dependency that was causing me so many headaches! > > > Anyway... as you can see, autoupdate will figure all this stuff out. We > can use it to get lists of the packages (autoins <some packages here> > --test | grep the right output) or just to install the packages. It > creates a database of packages (configurable) that it maintains that it > uses to get all the provides/requires information. > > Jason > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Get the new Palm Tungsten T > handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0002en > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-core mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-core > -- --------------------------------------------------- Brian Elliott Finley http://baldguysoftware.com/ phone: 214.280.8188 http://systemimager.org/ ---------------------------------------------------
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