I think I know the answer to this question, but I'd like confirmation...
Today, when I tried to do a yum update, I got the following response.
Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package directfb.x86_64 0:0.9.24-4.fc4 set to be updated --> Running transaction check --> Processing Dependency: libdirectfb-0.9.so.22()(64bit) for package: xine-lib --> Processing Dependency: libdirectfb-0.9.so.22()(64bit) for package: mplayer --> Processing Dependency: libdirect-0.9.so.22()(64bit) for package: xine-lib --> Processing Dependency: libfusion-0.9.so.22()(64bit) for package: xine-lib --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Missing Dependency: libdirectfb-0.9.so.22()(64bit) is needed by package xine-lib Error: Missing Dependency: libdirectfb-0.9.so.22()(64bit) is needed by package mplayer Error: Missing Dependency: libdirect-0.9.so.22()(64bit) is needed by package xine-lib Error: Missing Dependency: libfusion-0.9.so.22()(64bit) is needed by package xine-lib
What this tells me is that xine-lib and mplayer want me to leave version 0.9.22 of libdirectfb and friends installed, right?
In your experience, how likely is it that xine and mplayer will break if I force the update to firectfb 0.9.24?
Would a reasonable approach be to remove xine and mplayer, apply the update to directfb, then reinstall xine and mplayer, banking on the chance they'll work with directfb 0.9.22 *or higher*?
Thanks, Jay
J. K. Cliburn kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika sunnuntai, 27. marraskuuta 2005 02:53):
What this tells me is that xine-lib and mplayer want me to leave version 0.9.22 of libdirectfb and friends installed, right?
Right.
In your experience, how likely is it that xine and mplayer will break if I force the update to firectfb 0.9.24?
Does directfb 0.9.22 have a major security problem or some other serious bug that _requires_ you to update to 0.9.24? If not, just stay with 0.9.22 until new xine-lib and mplayer packages compatible with directfb 0.9.24 are released.