1. Make sure irb isn't install rpm -e irb 2. Run ruby is installed rpm -q ruby ruby-1.8.1-7.EL4.3 3. Try to run rdoc /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rdoc/parsers/parse_rb.rb:18:in `require': No such file to load -- irb/slex (LoadError) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rdoc/parsers/parse_rb.rb:18 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rdoc/rdoc.rb:15:in `require' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rdoc/rdoc.rb:15 from /usr/bin/rdoc:59:in `require' from /usr/bin/rdoc:59 ruby should depend on irb. This is similar to bug #144708 filed for FC3
To solve this issue, I did separate out the files to the rdoc subpackage that is relevant to rdoc. I'm not sure if our update policy allows to do the same thing. I mean, to add an rdoc subpackage. but the different way may avoids the upgrading from RHEL4 in the future, I'm afraid.
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