Bug 2209148

Summary: Cannot install gcc-toolset-13-binutils due to wrong alternatives requires
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Reporter: Marek Polacek <mpolacek>
Component: binutilsAssignee: Nick Clifton <nickc>
binutils sub component: gcc-toolset-13 QA Contact: Martin Cermak <mcermak>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA Docs Contact:
Severity: unspecified    
Priority: unspecified CC: nickc
Version: 9.3Keywords: Bugfix, Triaged
Target Milestone: rcFlags: pm-rhel: mirror+
Target Release: ---   
Hardware: Unspecified   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version: gcc-toolset-13-binutils-2.40-9.el9 Doc Type: No Doc Update
Doc Text:
Story Points: ---
Clone Of:
: 2209151 (view as bug list) Environment:
Last Closed: 2023-11-07 08:32:59 UTC Type: Bug
Regression: --- Mount Type: ---
Documentation: --- CRM:
Verified Versions: Category: ---
oVirt Team: --- RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team: --- Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:
Bug Depends On:    
Bug Blocks: 2209151    

Description Marek Polacek 2023-05-22 21:19:43 UTC
Installing gcc-toolset-13-binutils-2.40-7.el9 results in:

# dnf install -y gcc-toolset-13-binutils-2.40-7.el9.x86_64.rpm gcc-toolset-13-binutils-gold-2.40-7.el9.x86_64.rpm

Error: 
 Problem 1: conflicting requests
  - nothing provides /opt/rh/gcc-toolset-13/root/usr/sbin/alternatives needed by gcc-toolset-13-binutils-2.40-7.el9.x86_64

Requires(post):  %{_sbindir}/alternatives
Requires(preun): %{_sbindir}/alternatives

But we want /usr/sbin/alternatives so %{_sbindir}, which points to /opt/rh/gcc-toolset-13/root/usr/sbin/, will not work.

Comment 3 Nick Clifton 2023-05-23 10:27:46 UTC
Fixed in gcc-toolset-13-binutils-2.40-8.el9

Comment 8 Nick Clifton 2023-06-12 12:40:07 UTC
I am taking this one back.  It turns out that just using "alternatives" on the command line still selects the wrong alternatives script for GTS-13 binaries.  This caused:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213913

I am now testing an version that uses an explicit path to the alternatives script.

Comment 10 Nick Clifton 2023-06-12 13:31:16 UTC
Right - should be fixed in: gcc-toolset-13-binutils-2.40-9.el9

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2023-11-07 08:32:59 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (gcc-toolset-13-binutils bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:6441