java-1.4.2-gcj-compat uninstalls sun jre

[Warren Togami]

sean wrote:
> Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
> 
>>
>> Since they provide the same service yum may be deciding you don't need
>> the Sun version. Should probably be discussed directly with the yum
>> author, though
>>
> 
> I don't think yum "decides" anything. I bet the rpm "obsoletes" jre.
> 
> sean
> 

http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/viewcvs/devel/java-1.4.2-gcj-compat/
That's what I'd guess too, but the spec doesn't contain anything like 
that.  Try installing java-1.4.2-gcj-compat with rpm -vvv and see what 
causes jre to be uninstalled.

Warren Togami
wtogami at redhat.com