hfsplus-tools conflicts with hfsplusutils

[JD]

Conflict between hpfsplusutils and hpfsplus-tools
because both provide the /usr/bin/fsck.hfsplus
however, hpfsplusutils has a more complete set of tools than
hpfsplus-tools

Why must we give up one set of useful tools
in order to have a more limited set of tools?

# yum install hfsplusutils.x86_64 hfsutils.x86_64
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package hfsplusutils.x86_64 0:1.0.4-19.fc20 will be installed
---> Package hfsutils.x86_64 0:3.2.6-24.fc20 will be installed
--> Processing Conflict: hfsplus-tools-540.1.linux3-4.fc20.x86_64 
conflicts hfsplusutils
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: hfsplus-tools conflicts with hfsplusutils-1.0.4-19.fc20.x86_64
  You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
  You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

So, I tried to remove hfsplus-tools, and that would result in the removal
of dependencies
anaconda
initial-setup

This is something the devs overlooked?

[Joe Zeff]

On 07/07/2015 04:18 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> So, I tried to remove hfsplus-tools, and that would result in the removal
> of dependencies
> anaconda
> initial-setup
>
> This is something the devs overlooked?

I rather doubt it as anaconda is only used during installation and 
initial-setup is part of First Boot.  I find it hard to imagine there 
being a need to use them again.

[JD]

On 07/07/2015 05:30 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 07/07/2015 04:18 PM, jd1008 wrote:
> > So, I tried to remove hfsplus-tools, and that would result in the 
> > removal
> > of dependencies
> > anaconda
> > initial-setup
> >
> > This is something the devs overlooked?
>
> I rather doubt it as anaconda is only used during installation and 
> initial-setup is part of First Boot.  I find it hard to imagine there 
> being a need to use them again.

Well, here is what the horse said :)

# yum remove hfsplus-tools
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package hfsplus-tools.x86_64 0:540.1.linux3-4.fc20 will be erased
--> Processing Dependency: hfsplus-tools for package: 
anaconda-20.25.16-1.fc20.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package anaconda.x86_64 0:20.25.16-1.fc20 will be erased
--> Processing Dependency: anaconda >= 20.11 for package: 
initial-setup-0.3.10.1-1.fc20.noarch
--> Running transaction check
---> Package initial-setup.noarch 0:0.3.10.1-1.fc20 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

====================================================================================================================
  Package                Arch Version 
Repository                             Size
====================================================================================================================
Removing:
  hfsplus-tools          x86_64 540.1.linux3-4.fc20 
@koji-override-0/$releasever          460 k
Removing for dependencies:
  anaconda               x86_64 20.25.16-1.fc20 
installed                             8.5 M
  initial-setup          noarch 0.3.10.1-1.fc20 
installed                             124 k

Transaction Summary
====================================================================================================================
Remove  1 Package (+2 Dependent packages)

Installed size: 9.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]:

Of course, I did not allow it.

[Chris Murphy]

This question should be asked on devel@ I think.

hfsplus-tools includes mkfs.hfsplus which Anaconda uses as part of
mactel-boot, which provides Fedora EFI on Mac installation (it uses a
small HFS+ volume as the EFI System partition instead of FAT due to
Apple's "unique" firmware behavior).

hfsplusutils doesn't include mkfs.hfsplus.

But the two packages shouldn't conflict so I'd say one of them needs
to drop fsck, or maybe they need to be merged, if that's possible.

Chris Murphy