why does yum want to upgrade koffice?

sean seandarcy2 at gmail.com
Tue Aug 23 14:44:07 UTC 2005


[root at amd64-3000 development]# rpm -qa | grep koffice
koffice-filters-1.4.1-4
koffice-devel-1.4.1-4
koffice-core-1.4.1-4
koffice-kword-1.4.1-4

yum upgrade
..........
Added 15 new packages, deleted 0 old in 1.83 seconds
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. 
Please wait.
---> Package koffice-kword.x86_64 0:1.4.1-4.fc4 set to be 
updated
---> Package koffice-core.x86_64 0:1.4.1-4.fc4 set to be updated
---> Package koffice-filters.x86_64 0:1.4.1-4.fc4 set to be 
updated
---> Package koffice-devel.x86_64 0:1.4.1-4.fc4 set to be 
updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libgs.so.7()(64bit) for package: 
koffice-filters
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libgs.so.7()(64bit) is needed by 
package koffice-filters


koffice needs to be rebuilt with libgs.so.8. Which I've 
done. Why does yum keep wanting to upgrade to the extras 
koffice?

One issue:  the installed koffice where built --target=i486 
( don't ask).

rpm -q koffice-core.i486
koffice-core-1.4.1-4

But, why would yum try to install an x86_64 set? Will it 
always try to install the preferred target if another target 
is installed?

sean




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