F16 -- what app is needing libass?

[Michael Schwendt]

On Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:45:02 +0000, AB (Andy) wrote:

> $ rpm -q --whatrequires libass
> no package requires libass
> 
> Hmm...  Looks like an RPM dependency configuration issue there. 

Nah, just a wrong query. If you query the local RPM database, you
want to query for library SONAME dependencies. Not just package names.

> Let's try the hammer:
> 
> $  rpm --erase libass --test
> error: Failed dependencies:
>         libass.so.4()(64bit) is needed by (installed)
> gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0.10.22-2.fc16.1.x86_64

The bigger hammer is this (with option --alldeps being the default and
RPM Fusion free enabled):

# repoquery --whatrequires libass
avidemux-libs-0:2.5.5-6.fc16.x86_64
gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.22-2.fc16.1.i686
gstreamer-plugins-bad-free-0:0.10.22-2.fc16.1.x86_64
libass-devel-0:0.9.12-1.fc16.i686
libass-devel-0:0.9.12-1.fc16.x86_64
libass-devel-0:0.10.0-1.fc16.i686
libass-devel-0:0.10.0-1.fc16.x86_64
mencoder-0:1.0-0.126.20110816svn.fc16.x86_64
mplayer-0:1.0-0.126.20110816svn.fc16.x86_64
mplayer-gui-0:1.0-0.126.20110816svn.fc16.x86_64
vlc-core-0:1.1.12-1.fc16.i686
vlc-core-0:1.1.12-1.fc16.x86_64
xbmc-0:10.1-6.fc16.x86_64