On 03/17/2014 09:03 AM, Dylan wrote:

Hi All,

I use Makehuman (makehuman.org - a 3D human figure modeling application) which has a Linux rpm at http://download.tuxfamily.org/makehuman/releases/1.0.0/makehuman-1.0.0-1.noa...

The rpm requires:

PyOpenGL PyQt4 numpy

which are provided by openSUSE as:

python-opengl python-qt4 python-numpy

I have installed the three libraries, and used --nodeps to install the makehuman package. The application is fully functional, but of course this leaves the rpm database in an inconsistent state. I figure I can create a fake rpm which "provides" the three packages under the names required by the makehuman rpm, and "requires" the three packages under their openSUSE names.

Is this a viable approach? Are there any gotchas I should be aware of? Can anyone point me to a suitable resource to learn how to do this?

Cheers Dylan

Dylan, That's fine, that's what the 'Provides: pkgname' tag is for: http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-inside-tags.html <quote> The provides Tag The provides tag is used to specify a virtual package that the packaged software makes available when it is installed. Normally, this tag would be used when different packages provide equivalent services. For example, any package that allows a user to read mail might provide the mail-reader virtual package. Another package that depends on a mail reader of some sort, could require the mail-reader virtual package. It would then install without dependency problems, if any one of several mail programs were installed. Here's what a provides tag might look like: Provides: mail-reader </quote> In your case, just modify the .spec file for (eg. python-opengl) to include: Provides: PyOpenGL (don't forget to at least update the Release: ) Then, rpmbuild -v -bb python-opengl.spec and install. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org