Sax2 in 4.1.0 failed dependency on hwinfo v2
This is my second post on this subject since the first never got answered, but it was less specific. The version of Sax2 available on the XFree 4.1.0 download page at the SuSE website depends on having version 2 of hwinfo installed, but version 2 doesn't seem to be anywhere on the SuSE website. This is not a fake dependency; if you install the new Sax2 rpm with --nodeps and then attempt to run Sax2, it complains about a missing library component libhd.so.2 and quits. Note to SuSE folks: were you aware of this? Note to everyone else: has anyone managed to run the new Sax2? If so, how did you get past the hwinfo problem? Side comment: there's also a failed dependency on perl-Tk, but that one seems to be an error; it should be perl-tk instead. Paul
* Paul Abrahams (abrahams@acm.org) [010622 09:03]: ->This is my second post on this subject since the first never ->got answered, but it was less specific. -> ->The version of Sax2 available on the XFree 4.1.0 download ->page at the SuSE website depends on having version 2 of ->hwinfo installed, but version 2 doesn't seem to be anywhere ->on the SuSE website. This is not a fake dependency; if you ->install the new Sax2 rpm with --nodeps and then attempt to ->run Sax2, it complains about a missing library component ->libhd.so.2 and quits. -> ->Note to SuSE folks: were you aware of this? -> ->Note to everyone else: has anyone managed to run the new ->Sax2? If so, how did you get past the hwinfo problem? -> ->Side comment: there's also a failed dependency on perl-Tk, ->but that one seems to be an error; it should be perl-tk ->instead. -> ->Paul :/home/ben # rpm -Uvh sax2-4.3-77.i386.rpm sax2 ################################################## zeus:/home/ben # I just installed this with no errors. I am curious why it would bitch at you about libhd.so.2 because I don't have it on my system at all. I have libhd.so.1 and my hwinfo version is hwinfo-1.81-0. This is truely strange behavior. Maybe someone who actually works at SuSE could shed some light on this. -- Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org ----- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin
Ben Rosenberg wrote:
* Paul Abrahams (abrahams@acm.org) [010622 09:03]: ->This is my second post on this subject since the first never ->got answered, but it was less specific. -> ->The version of Sax2 available on the XFree 4.1.0 download ->page at the SuSE website depends on having version 2 of ->hwinfo installed, but version 2 doesn't seem to be anywhere ->on the SuSE website. This is not a fake dependency; if you ->install the new Sax2 rpm with --nodeps and then attempt to ->run Sax2, it complains about a missing library component ->libhd.so.2 and quits. -> ->Note to SuSE folks: were you aware of this? -> ->Note to everyone else: has anyone managed to run the new ->Sax2? If so, how did you get past the hwinfo problem? -> ->Side comment: there's also a failed dependency on perl-Tk, ->but that one seems to be an error; it should be perl-tk ->instead. -> ->Paul
:/home/ben # rpm -Uvh sax2-4.3-77.i386.rpm sax2 ################################################## zeus:/home/ben #
I just installed this with no errors. I am curious why it would bitch at you about libhd.so.2 because I don't have it on my system at all. I have libhd.so.1 and my hwinfo version is hwinfo-1.81-0.
This is truely strange behavior.
Maybe someone who actually works at SuSE could shed some light on this.
At first I thought the problem had to do with my using a slightly older
version. But here's a transcript:
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suillus:/usr/local/packages/X4.1.0 # rpm -Uhv sax2-4.3-77.i386.rpm
error: failed dependencies:
perl-Tk is needed by sax2-4.3-77
libhd.so.2 is needed by sax2-4.3-77
suillus:/usr/local/packages/X4.1.0 # rpm -qip sax2-4.3-77.i386.rpm
Name : sax2 Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version : 4.3 Vendor: SuSE GmbH,
Nuernberg, Germany
Release : 77 Build Date: Thu Jun 21 09:12:19
2001
Install date: (not installed) Build Host: baker.suse.de
Group : X11/Applications Source RPM: sax2-4.3-77.src.rpm
Size : 4106810 License: GPL
Packager : feedback@suse.de
Summary : SuSE advanced X-Configuration (XFree86 4.0)
Description :
The SaX version to configure XFree86 v4.0
Authors:
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Marcus Schäfer
participants (2)
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Ben Rosenberg
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Paul Abrahams