perl packages

[Geoffrey Leach]

On 02/21/2012 12:24:35 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
> I am trying to install the package
> perl-Archive-Tar
> but I get the error message:
> 
> Error: Package: perl-Archive-Tar-1.76-193.fc16.noarch (updates)
>             Requires: perl = 4:5.14.2-193.fc16
>             Installed: 4:perl-5.14.2-195.fc16.x86_64
> (@updates-testing)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.2-195.fc16
>             Available: 4:perl-5.14.1-188.fc16.x86_64 (fedora)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.1-188.fc16
>             Available: 4:perl-5.14.2-193.fc16.x86_64 (updates)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.2-193.fc16
> Error: Package: 1:perl-Package-Constants-0.02-193.fc16.noarch
> (updates)
>             Requires: perl = 4:5.14.2-193.fc16
>             Installed: 4:perl-5.14.2-195.fc16.x86_64
> (@updates-testing)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.2-195.fc16
>             Available: 4:perl-5.14.1-188.fc16.x86_64 (fedora)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.1-188.fc16
>             Available: 4:perl-5.14.2-193.fc16.x86_64 (updates)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.2-193.fc16
> Error: Package: 1:perl-IO-Zlib-1.10-193.fc16.noarch (updates)
>             Requires: perl = 4:5.14.2-193.fc16
>             Installed: 4:perl-5.14.2-195.fc16.x86_64
> (@updates-testing)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.2-195.fc16
>             Available: 4:perl-5.14.1-188.fc16.x86_64 (fedora)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.1-188.fc16
>             Available: 4:perl-5.14.2-193.fc16.x86_64 (updates)
>                 perl = 4:5.14.2-193.fc16
>   You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
>   You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
> 
> 
> How would you deal with this?

So, it appears that the perl-Archive-Tar package that you're trying to 
install requires a version of Perl earlier that you have installed. 
Aside from going back on the Perl version (not a good idea) you can 
either wait for the perl-Archive-Tar disto to be upgraded or (my 
suggestion) use cpan to  install Archive::Tar. If this fails, you'll 
have the source around to change the required version of Perl. I doubt 
that this would cause you problems.

Good luck