YUM update conflicts: 'glibc' and 'glibc-common' (F11, x86_64)

[Kevin J. Cummings]

On 08/22/2009 06:40 PM, Ryan Lynch wrote:
> Slap my forehead, will ya?  There was no change in the 'glibc.i686'
> package, that's not what 'yum deplist' was telling me.  The problem was
> that YUM can't see the update for glibc-common-2.10.1-4.x86_64, so it
> THINKS the only package that will satisfy the dependency is
> glibc-common-2.10.1-4.i586.  That, in turn, creates the conflict.
> 
> It looks like glibc is designed to allow both 64 and 32 bit versions to
> coexist in harmony, but not glibc-common.  Instead, it lets you use the
> 64-bit glibc-common package to satisfy any 32-bit package deps you might
> have.
> 
> So, why can't YUM see the updated glibc-common.x86_64 package?  Because
> my repo mirror is out of date!  (DUH!)

That'll do it!   B^)

Glad you got it straightened out!

> -Ryan

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