[ATrpms-users] Problem with apt package dependencies

[Paulo F. Sedrez]

On Sun, 2007-09-02 at 23:30, Harry Orenstein wrote:
> Axel,
> 
> Something for the queue (I realize you have had more important issues keeping 
> you busy lately):
> 
> apt-0.5.15lorg3.2-70.fc6. 100% |=========================|  29 kB    00:00
> ---> Package apt.i386 1:0.5.15lorg3.2-70.fc6 set to be updated
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: rpm = 4.4.2 for package: apt
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Missing Dependency: rpm = 4.4.2 is needed by package apt
> 
> 
> The rpm package was updated to 4.4.2.1 recently.  I assume the fact that the 

This things happens from time to time. The "=" dependency is a
developers decision to avoid problems - on the assumption that the
package can be kept up-to-date.

I found that a more serious issue is the conflict of "stock" (i.e., from
"extras") apt with atrpms-packages-config: they both provide
/etc/apt/vendors.list (fingerprints). I tried to "downgrade" to the
"extras" package (which is compatible with the new rpm) but the
side-effects escalated... 

Suggestion: move the atrpms' file to /etc/apt/vendors.list.d/atrpms.list
(keep functionality and avoid conflicts).

-- 
Paulo F. Sedrez <sedrez+atrpms at sedrez.ods.org>