Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 261201
lyx-xforms needs missing lyx dependecy
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:12:14 EST
Description of problem: When I try to update using yum, I get the following error: Error: Missing Dependency: lyx = 1.4.5.1 is needed by package lyx-xforms I understand that lyx-xforms is deprecated. (At least, that's what it says in the RPM description.) So if lyx-xforms depends on a version of lyx that is no longer being offered as part of lyx-1.5.x, shouldn't we at least be obsoleting lyx-xforms in the lyx RPM? Alternatively, I suppose we could offer some kind of compat-lyx package, although I would be really surprised if we wanted to do that for a deprecated package. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): lyx-1.5.1-1.fc6.1 lyx-xforms-1.4.5.1-1.fc6 How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Fedora Core 6 2. Install lyx lyx-xforms version 1.4.4-2.fc6 3. Run "yum update lyx\*" Actual results: I get the error indicated above. Expected results: I would expect a successful install. Whether this meant that lyx-xforms was un-installed in the process, I'm not certain. Additional info:
Um, lyx.spec includes: Obsoletes: %{name}-qt < %{version}-%{release} Provides: %{name}-qt = %{version}-%{release} Obsoletes: %{name}-xforms < %{version} So that *should* be taken care-of, unless you're trying: yum update lyx lyx-qt lyx-xforms which probably won't work. $ yum update *should* do the right thing. If not, say so.
Something wierd is happening. If I do the following: 1. yum clean metdata 2. yum clean dbcache 3. yum list udpates 4. yum update (but press "N" and cancel) 5. yum update lyx\* Then I am able to reproduce the error %100 percent of the time. Note that command #4 actually would have worked properly, with lyx replacing lyx-xforms. I just happened to cancel that command. However, if I run the following sequence, removing command #4 above: 1a. yum clean metadata 2a. yum clean dbcache 3a. yum list udpates 4a. yum update lyx\* Then I get the error again. yum does not like my specifying just the lyx packages, but is fine updating everything. I am going to attach the output of the above command sequences momentarily.
Created attachment 177921 [details] output of command 1-5 Here is the output from commands 1-5 in comment #2.
Created attachment 177941 [details] output of commands 1a-4a Here is the output from commands 1a-4a in comment #2 above.
Wrong: yum update lyx\* Right: yum update lyx or Right: yum update Try again.
Yeah, "yum update lyx" works. I guess the problem was that I was trying to update a package that was supposed to go away. Thinking about it, I can imagine that condition generates undefined behavior. The phrase of the moment is, "Duh." (Sheepishly) Everything works here now. I'll go ahead and close this bug out and mark it NOTABUG. Thank you very much for all of your help. It is very appreciated.