On Tuesday 14 January 2003 06:10 pm, you wrote: > > $ rpm -q --redhatprovides WindowMaker-libs > WindowMaker-libs-0.80.1-1 > $ rpm -q --redhatprovides librpm-4.0.4.so > librpm404-4.0.4-8x.27 > > $ whichcd -v 8.0 librpm windowmaker-libs
Thanks Michael. "whichcd" must be something new--I don't have it in RH7.2. I did find WindowMaker and librpm404 on the 8.0 CDs, but once again, we run into the seemingly infinitely recursive dependency trap. librpm404 requires libc.so.6, which is not on the CDs. I can likely find it on the net somewhere, but the point is that every time one dependency is resolved, a few more are generated. No doubt there is an end to the trail somewhere, but quite frankly, I wonder if I'll live long enough to see the end of it (especially since I have to download on a 56K dialup). Therein lies the problem with RPM. As someone else has pointed out, the problem is not really with rpm per se, but with the people who build rpms and the people who don't maintain backward compatibility with older libraries. But, as someone alluded, this doesn't help win the war against Micros**t. And it is a war--just ask Bill "all your data are belong to us" Gates. jp -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
