Description of problem: yumex update fails the final transaction check (after download). 11:51:12 : Transaction Check Error: file /usr/share/man/man1/curl.1.gz from install of curl-7.18.1-1.fc9.x86_64 conflicts with file from package curl-7.17.1-3.fc8.i386 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Install fedora 8 with curl.i386 package Upgrade using yumex, or I assume yum. Actual results: Transaction check fails due to file conflicts. Expected results: Obsolete package removed or upgraded. Additional info:
rpm does not obsolete/remove packages from archs as different as these. If you truly feel that this is a bug then log it against rpm.