Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3139 mails)

[Curtis Rey <crey@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Wed October 4 2006 11:46, Curtis Rey wrote:
> On Wed October 4 2006 10:52, Sunny wrote:
> > The end point is, that IMHO the combination Ximian/Suse is not good
> > for anybody, while every one of them by itself is pretty good in all
> > technical aspects. But looks like too much politics are involved, and
> > in the end of the day both projects may be harmed very bad, which is
> > not good for us as users.

Case in point:  

! java-1_5_0-sun 1.5.0_03-2 conflict
	required by:
		java-1_5_0-sun-src requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-alsa requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-alsa requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-demo requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-demo requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-devel requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-devel requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-jdbc requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-jdbc requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-plugin requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2
		java-1_5_0-sun-plugin requires java-1_5_0-sun = 1.5.0_03-2

	Conflict Resolution:
		Downgrade java-1_5_0-sun-1.5.0_07-1.1 to Version 1.5.0-03-2
		Remove all 6 referring Packages
			Delete java-1_5_0-sun-alsa
			Delete java-1_5_0-sun-demo
			Delete java-1_5_0-sun-devel
			Delete java-1_5_0-sun-jdbc
			Delete java-1_5_0-sun-plugin
			Delete java-1_5_0-sun-src
		Ignore Conflict and Risk System Inconsistencies
		
(the last line is a bit funny - since now my sys is full of inconsistencies - 
Not of my own doing!).

Yast presents a long and specific list for all the java packages - so what's 
the problem?  Well the update it complains about were install via YOU as a 
security update and the original java packages were install VIA Yast repos 
from Open SuSE - so these are supposed to be officially stable/sanctioned 
packages.  

I'll tell what I bet will happen - I downgrade/remove the "offending" 
packages.  Then I'll fire up YOU and it will tell me there's a bunch of 
security updates for ...  you guessed it - Java 1.5!  So I'll allow YOU to dl 
and install these security updates.  Next I'll fire up YaST sw_single to 
install packages and the aforementioned dependency warning will pop up 
complaining about ... You guessed it - Inconsistencies with the currently 
installed version of..... Java 1.5 (which was installed by YOU).   So "You" 
will inform me about security updates to Java 1.5,  I'll install them.  Then 
YaST sw_single will complain about dependency inconsistencies and I'll have 
to choose between Ignoring it or trying to fix the dependency issue.  If I 
try to fix the dependency issue I'll essentially be caught in a loop between 
YOU packages and YaST2 dependency conflicts.  If I ignore it then I could be 
setting myself actual kludgy behavior, and seeing that I'm presently enrolled 
in a Java programing class and using Eclipse - I would like to avoid Java 
issue in order to keep clear what is my syntax/logic errors and what is 
caused by Package/code inconsistencies.

I realize the OpenSuSE is essentially a beta devel platform (and this is the 
first time I "haven't paid for a box set - obviously a prudent move). But it 
shouldn't be bleed edge so much that it breaks like a Beta - that's what the 
Beta program is for!


Meanwhile I'm trying to get work done (aka do my assignments) and not having a 
lot of luck!

Cheers, Curtis :/



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