man-db requires ... requires cronie requires rsyslog. conflicting file /etc/logrotate.d/syslog from rsyslog makes it impossible to install syslog-ng in parallel to rsyslog. Removing rsyslog removes cronie, cronie-anachron and man-db.
(In reply to comment #0) > man-db requires ... requires cronie requires rsyslog. At least in F16 cronie was duing the right thing and requiring the neutral syslog package (which is provided by the old sysklogd, syslog-ng, and rsyslog). > > conflicting file /etc/logrotate.d/syslog from rsyslog makes it impossible to > install syslog-ng in parallel to rsyslog. The rsyslog packagers must have modified the syslog logrotate file (again). > Removing rsyslog removes cronie, cronie-anachron and man-db. That appears to be a bug.
The rsyslog in rawhide (F18) is still providing the neutral "syslog" package. But it no longer appears to do so in the F17 branch (and that is a rsyslog packaging bug). cronie is still requiring syslog in rawhide and in F17.
(In reply to comment #0) .. > conflicting file /etc/logrotate.d/syslog from rsyslog makes it impossible to > install syslog-ng in parallel to rsyslog. .. See also https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767761
hmm, removing rsyslog including it's dependencies, then installing syslog-ng, cron-anachron, man-db, and cronie works.