On 08/09/2010 02:24 PM, Dan Burkland wrote: > Machine is running 5.3 and somehow both packages got updated to > libgcc-4.1.2-48.el5 when they need to be libgcc-4.1.2-44.el5. The DBAs here > perform the Oracle Grid Control client install however they said it will not > install it if detects an incorrect package version. > > Thanks again, > > Dan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf > Of Hakan Koseoglu > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 1:12 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Downgrade libgcc& gcc packages (is there a clean way) > > On 9 August 2010 19:06, Dan Burkland<dburk...@nmdp.org> wrote: >> I have been tasked with "fixing" one of our CentOS boxes by somehow >> downgrading the libgcc and gcc packages to a specific version (Required by >> the Oracle Grid Control client). Normally I'd just remove and reinstall the >> packages however removing libgcc is no fun as I found out the hard way it >> breaks pretty much every package including rpm& yum. Is there an elegant >> way to downgrade the currently installed libgcc& gcc packages? >> > Which specific version? Can't you You get away with the compat > packages? The rest should be compatible. > I had a similar problem (using Fedora 13) and got the following responses:
"You can use mock http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Using_Mock_to_test_package_builds Rahul [Mr Gabriel Says ...] My answer was going to be, install centos 5.x in a VM, use virtualbox, or <insert favorite virt. Tech here>, but having doine a quick check of mock, I believe I will also install it and use it too! Thanks Rahul" I followed the link and it all works. You may be able to use this directly or perhaps CentOS supports the same approach. HTH Roger Wells -- Roger Wells, P.E. SAIC 221 Third St Newport, RI 02840 401-847-4210 (voice) 401-849-1585 (fax) roger.k.we...@saic.com _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos