I am trying create python2 program. I keep an unresolved dependacy that keeps my program from being installed: # zypper install openastro.org Retrieving repository 'home:pelliott11:openastro.org/openSUSE_11.1' metadata [done] Building repository 'home:pelliott11:openastro.org/openSUSE_11.1' cache [done] Retrieving repository 'packman 11.1' metadata [done] Building repository 'packman 11.1' cache [done] Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Resolving package dependencies... Problem: nothing provides python = 2.6. needed by openastro.org-1.1.23-41.1.i586 Solution 1: do not ask to install a solvable providing openastro.org Choose the above solution using '1' or cancel using 'c' [1/C]: c hrnowl:~ # I have commented out all the Requires: lines and the %py_requires line. The problem still manifests. Where is this dependency comming from? Why can it not resolve in opensuse 11.1? I include the spec file with commented out requires. ------------------------------ # norootforbuild # Name: openastro.org Version: 1.1.23 Release: 1%{?dist} Summary: Open Astrology program Group: Development/Libraries License: GPLv3 URL: http://openastro.org/ Source0: https://launchpad.net/~pellesimon/+archive/+files/%{name}_%{version}.orig.tar.gz #patch file produced with #diff -uNr old-dir new-dir #this patch edits openastro.org.desktop to make it work Patch0: rpm-desktop.patch BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build BuildRequires: python-devel #Requires: python >= 2.6.0 #Requires: python-gtk, python-dateutil #fedora requires python-setuptools-devel %if 0%{?fedora} >= 8 BuildRequires: python-setuptools-devel %else BuildRequires: python-setuptools %endif #rh fed use gnome-python2-desktop %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel_version} || 0%{?centos_version} #Requires: gnome-python2-desktop %else #Requires: gnome-python-desktop %endif #Requires: python-cairo, ImageMagick, librsvg2 #suse version uses fdupes %if 0%{?suse_version} || 0%{?sles_version} BuildRequires: fdupes %endif #suse requires desktop file update %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1101 || 0%{?sles_version} #This is a horrible kludge that will remain only till #this bug is fixed: # https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=430965 BuildRequires: update-desktop-files %endif #%{python_sitearch} is where setup.py puts the files %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")} %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib(1)")} #only suse supports %py_requires. %if 0%{?suse_version} || 0%{?sles_version} #%py_requires %endif %description A fully featured Open Source Astrology software Current features include: * Natal/Radix Charts * Transit Charts * Synastry/Combine/Composite Charts * Customizeable Planets & Aspects * Additional celestial bodies: Chiron, Pholus, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta * Fictional points: North/South Node, Day/Night Pars * Online Atlas (Geocoder) using geonames (virtually every location) * Offline Atlas (Geonames database) with about 80.000 major cities! * Database export/import, Save as JPG, PNG, SVG * Import from skylendar (*.skif), oroboros (*.xml), astrolog32 (*.dat), Zet8 (*.zbs) * Ephemeris files for 1800 AD - 2400 AD * PySwisseph swiss ephemeris wrapper %prep %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}.orig %patch0 -p1 #if rhel or centos. %if 0%{?rhel_version} >= 501 || 0%{?centos_version} >= 504 %build %{__python} -c 'import setuptools; execfile("setup.py")' build %install [ "%{buildroot}" != "/" ] && rm -rf %{buildroot} export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python} -c 'import setuptools; execfile("setup.py")' install -O1 --skip-build --prefix=%{_prefix} --root %{buildroot} %else %build %{__python} setup.py build %install rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python} setup.py install -O1 --skip-build --prefix=%{_prefix} \ --root %{buildroot} #if suse do fdupes to detect duplicates. %if 0%{?suse_version} || 0%{?sles_version} %fdupes $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{python_sitearch} %endif #update suse desktop file %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1101 || 0%{?sles_version} #This is a horrible kludge that will remain only till #this bug is fixed: # https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=430965 %suse_update_desktop_file -i %{name} Graphics 2DGraphics %endif %endif %clean [ "%{buildroot}" != "/" ] && rm -rf %{buildroot} %files %defattr(-,root,root,-) %doc COPYING README %{_bindir}/openastro.py %{_datadir}/openastro.org %{_datadir}/swisseph %{_datadir}/applications/openastro.org.desktop %{_datadir}/openastro.org %{python_sitearch} %changelog * Wed Nov 10 2010 Paul Elliott <pelliott@blackpatchpanel.com> - Patch desktop file for suse (and other) complience * Mon Nov 08 2010 Paul Elliott <pelliott@blackpatchpanel.com> - Modified spec file for openastro.org using opensuse buildservice * Fri Jul 03 2009 BJ Dierkes <wdierkes@5dollarwhitebox.org> - Example Python RPM Spec File -- Paul Elliott 1(512)837-1096 pelliott@BlackPatchPanel.com PMB 181, 11900 Metric Blvd Suite J http://www.free.blackpatchpanel.com/pme/ Austin TX 78758-3117