Fedora 9 will not update

[Bob Barrett]

Itamar - IspBrasil wrote:
> try this
> yum -y install yum\*
> yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing
> yum update --skip-broken
>
>
> Bob Barrett wrote:
>> []# yum update | grep 'Missing Dep' | less
>>
>> (lots of snipping)
>>
>> Error: Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>> Error: Missing Dependency: kdevelop = 9:3.5.2-1.fc9 is needed by...
>> Error: Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>> Error: Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>> --> Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>> --> Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>> --> Missing Dependency: kdevelop = 9:3.5.2-1.fc9 is needed by...
>> --> Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>> --> Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>> --> Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>> --> Missing Dependency: kdevelop = 9:3.5.2-1.fc9 is needed by...
>> --> Missing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 is needed by...
>>
>> []# yum list installed perl
>> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
>> Installed Packages
>> perl.i386 4:5.10.0-22.fc9 installed
>>
>>
>> []# yum list installed kdevelop
>> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
>> Installed Packages
>> kdevelop.i386 9:3.5.2-1.fc9 installed
>>
>> []# perl --version
>> This is perl, v5.10.0 built for i386-linux-thread-multi
>>
>> []# kdevelop --version
>> Qt: 3.3.8b
>> KDE: 3.5.9-15.fc9 Fedora
>> KDevelop: 3.5.2
>>
>> []# yum clean all
>> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
>> Cleaning up Everything
>>
>>
>> []# yum update
>>
>> Same results.
>>
>>
>> []# yum --enablerepo=’*’ clean all
>> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
>> Cleaning up Everything
>>
>>
>> []# yum update
>>
>> Same results.
>>
>>
>>
>> So... I could remove perl and kdevelop and reinstall, but my experience
>> with yum removing packages is not good. It usually wants to remove too
>> much. Also, if I remove perl and reinstall, will it break existing perl
>> scripts?
>>
>> How do I fix yum so that it will recognize a package that it says is 
>> installed,
>> but doesn't remember that when it is needed for an update?
>>
>> Sometimes yum seems demented.
>>
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
>
I appreciate your help, but still no update.

Bob