Understanding yum messages

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 14 October 2009 12:44:23 Rex Dieter wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > I sometimes have the greatest trouble understanding yum messages. 
> > Today's, for instance:
> >
> > yum update soprano*
> > Loaded plugins: presto, refresh-packagekit
> > Setting up Update Process
> > Resolving Dependencies
> > --> Running transaction check
> > --> Processing Dependency: soprano = 2.3.0 for package: soprano-backend-
> > sesame2-2.3.0-3.fc11.i386
> > ---> Package soprano.i586 0:2.3.63-0.1.20091009.fc11 set to be updated
> > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> > soprano-backend-sesame2-2.3.0-3.fc11.i386 from installed has depsolving
> > problems
> >   --> Missing Dependency: soprano = 2.3.0 is needed by package soprano-
> > backend-sesame2-2.3.0-3.fc11.i386 (installed)
> > Error: Missing Dependency: soprano = 2.3.0 is needed by package soprano-
> > backend-sesame2-2.3.0-3.fc11.i386 (installed)
> >  You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
> >  You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
> >                         package-cleanup --dupes
> >                         rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
> >
> > I've tried all three clean-up commands, with nothing reported.
> >
> > Does this mean that I've got the soprano package out of sync with the
> > others?
> 
> I put in a new (experimental) soprano-2.3.63, but didn't build a
> corresponding soprano-backend-sesame2 (was hoping that it would no
> longer be necessary, now that the virtuoso backend is showing promise).
> 
> That said, I could work to either build it anyway, or put an Obsoletes
> somewhere for an upgrade path for existing -sesame2 users like yourself.
>    I'll have ponder how best to handle that.
> 
Thanks, Rex.  I keep fooling myself that this laptop and the netbook are 
running the same versions, but somewhere along the line they have got out of 
sync.  soprano installed on the netbook, so I'll have to find time to see if I 
can now get everything working there.  On this laptop, I'll wait for you to 
give the word.

Anne

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