Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 833545
dependencies on php-common are not arch-specific.
Last modified: 2013-02-21 05:14:12 EST
Description of problem: Package php-mbstring.x86_64 5.3.3-3.el6_2.6 has php_common.i686 (5.3.3-3.el6_2.6) as a dependency Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 5.3.3-3.el6_2.6 How reproducible: So far this error is showing up on all of our local RHEL6.2 x86_64 boxes that have php-mbstring installed. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt to patch or install with yum. Example: sudo yum -y install php-mbstring 2. 3. Actual results: Yum attempts to install php_common.i686 and a long dependency chain based on that package, errors out with: --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Protected multilib versions: php-common-5.3.3-3.el6_2.6.i686 != php-common-5.3.3-3.el6_2.8.x86_64 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest Expected results: Installs php-mbstring Additional info: We're using a local spacewalk repository, not going directly off of rhn.redhat.com
I'd guess your optional repo is not in synch. php-mbstring comes from optional. It depends on php-common with matching NVR though without an arch-specific requirement. yum is finding an old php-mbstring.x86_64, and an old php-common.i686 (-3.el6_2.6) which matches the NVR requirement, but that conflicts with the new php-common.x86_64 (-3.el6_2.8). The deps should be tight enough to show a conflict earlier, but you would get a conflict anyway since that old php-mbstring cannot be installed.
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Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0514.html