Broken Dependencies when updating F7

[Michael Schwendt]

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:08:21 -0400, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:

> > > Error: libraw1394 conflicts with kernel < 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7
> > 
> > F7's kernel _is_ 2.6.21-1.3194.fc7, so the conflict doesn't apply.
> 
> Except, of course, for the Xen kernel, which is 2.6.20-2925.9.fc7.

Okay. It is less than that, kernel-xen "Provides: kernel = 2.6.20".

Assume somebody uninstalls F7's normal kernel.
Then a yum _update_ cannot run into the libraw1394 "Conflicts:",
unless a dependency pulls in libraw1394 as a new package to be
installed.

So, what is the full story here?