Description of problem: when I try update multilib machine (x86_64, ppc, ppc64) with multilib perl installed update fails Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): perl-5.10.0-44.fc10 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. on x86_64 try install perl.x86_64 and perl.i386 Actual results: Transaction Check Error: file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes5.000.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes5.001.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes5.002.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes5.003.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes5.004.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes5.005.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes5.6.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 file /usr/share/doc/perl-5.10.0/Changes5.8.gz from install of perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.i386 conflicts with file from package perl-4:5.10.0-44.fc10.x86_64 Expected results: successfull installation
Looking at this, it is due to either some pecularity of gzip, or the differing timestamps on the created gzip files. The files inside the gzip match sha1sums, but the gz files themselves do not, which is why rpm is throwing this error. The obvious fix would be to not gzip these files, but it would also make the perl package notably larger (2.4M gzipped, 11M uncompressed). I think we can fix this by doing: touch -r Artistic Changes*.gz Thus, giving them all the same timestamp. I'm testing this out now.
(In reply to comment #1) > Thus, giving them all the same timestamp. I'm testing this out now. ... and I was wrong. This doesn't do the trick, but kasal has a better plan. :)
Seems my fix works! ;-) Fixed in perl-5.10.0-46.fc10