Latest perl.x86_64 conflicts

[Rahul Sundaram]

Thomas Molina wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Apr 2005, Leopoldo Olmos wrote:
>
>> The latest perl update (perl.x86_64 3:5.8.5-11.FC3 and perl-
>> suidperl.x86_64 3:5.8.5-11.FC3.1) conflicts with file from package
>> perl-5.8.5-9.
>> What would be the best solution? rpm -e or wait for a new refurbished
>> package?
>
>
> Here is a followup issue. My system was installed as an x86_64 system 
> and I remember deliberately choosing only a single i386 rpm to 
> install. That was firefox, because of flash and a couple of other 
> plugins I use which only come in i386 versions. I just checked, and I 
> have a HUGE number of packages which have both an i386 and an x86_64 
> version installed.
>
> Now I'm wondering why there are so many i386 rpms installed when I 
> chose an x86_64 install and why this is the first time a conflict like 
> the perl issue has come up.
>
Quoting Warren Togami on the fedora devel list

"
Unfortunately we made a mistake with the original FC3 x86_64 and shipped
i386 perl by accident when it was never meant to be multilib. The only 
way to recover is to use 'yum remove perl.i386'.

Sorry about the inconvenience"

regards
Rahul