Bug 286041

Summary: Can't install 32-bit and 64-bit IcedTea on a 64-bit host
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Andrew Haley <aph>
Component: java-1.7.0-icedteaAssignee: Thomas Fitzsimmons <fitzsim>
Status: CLOSED CANTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Andrew Haley 2007-09-11 14:32:12 UTC
Trying to install a 32-bit IcedTea RPM package on a 64-bit OS when the 64-bit
IcedTea is already installed causes file conflicts.  It is possible to get
around this problem with --force, but we should really fix it.

Also, it does not seem to be possible to persuade yum to install the 32-bit
packages on a 64-bit system.  We need to fix this too.

Comment 1 Thomas Fitzsimmons 2007-09-11 15:51:42 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> Trying to install a 32-bit IcedTea RPM package on a 64-bit OS when the 64-bit
> IcedTea is already installed causes file conflicts.  It is possible to get
> around this problem with --force, but we should really fix it.

The fix is to install both sets of packages at the same time.  This is an rpm
limitation.

> 
> Also, it does not seem to be possible to persuade yum to install the 32-bit
> packages on a 64-bit system.  We need to fix this too.

This is deliberate.  See:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=271761