RE: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-07 Thread William L. Maltby
On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 23:46 -0600, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > >If it won't "wok", you'l have to "cook" up something. :-) YUK, YUK! > > Now that's ironic (you'l):P Yeah, but not as good since it doesn't lend itself easily to "punning". > -- Bill ___

RE: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-06 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>If it won't "wok", you'l have to "cook" up something. :-) YUK, YUK! Now that's ironic (you'l):P ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-06 Thread Tony Molloy
On Sunday 06 July 2008 11:39:50 William L. Maltby wrote: > On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 06:52 +0100, Tony Molloy wrote: > > > > > > The problem would be if yum checks it's db to see if it has previously > > installed /usr/bin/false and find that it hasn't. In that case it won't > > wok. > > If it won't "

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-06 Thread William L. Maltby
On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 06:52 +0100, Tony Molloy wrote: > > The problem would be if yum checks it's db to see if it has previously > installed /usr/bin/false and find that it hasn't. In that case it won't wok. If it won't "wok", you'l have to "cook" up something. :-) YUK, YUK! > -- Bill ___

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-05 Thread Tony Molloy
On Sunday 06 July 2008 07:20:33 Joseph L. Casale wrote: > >Why don't you try it and see what happens. > > I did, which is what lead me to believe it only checks the db:) > jlc Sorry, Tony Then you have a problem ;-) ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@cent

RE: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-05 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>Why don't you try it and see what happens. I did, which is what lead me to believe it only checks the db:) jlc ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-05 Thread Tony Molloy
On Sunday 06 July 2008 05:07:38 Joseph L. Casale wrote: > >I had no trouble copying it or linking it. > > Yes, but how does that satisfy yum? > jlc If the dependancy is purely on /usr/bin./false then when you copy it I think yum should find it. The problem would be if yum checks it's db to see

RE: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-05 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>I had no trouble copying it or linking it. Yes, but how does that satisfy yum? jlc ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-05 Thread Tony Molloy
On Saturday 05 July 2008 16:47:03 Jay Leafey wrote: > Joseph L. Casale wrote: > > I am trying to install perl-Digest-Perl-MD5 from rf and it is failing > > suggesting it needs /usr/bin/false. #yum whatprovides "/usr/bin/false" > > yields nothing. > > > > My CentOS 5.1 machines don't have this, and

RE: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-05 Thread Joseph L. Casale
>Wierd, I just confirmed the issue. There is not a /usr/bin/false, but there >IS a /bin/false on a stock 5.2 install. You might check in the >rpmforge >forums/list archives for some mention of this problem. > >I thought I might be able to symlink /bin/false to /usr/bin/false (a kludge, I >admi

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-05 Thread Jay Leafey
Joseph L. Casale wrote: I am trying to install perl-Digest-Perl-MD5 from rf and it is failing suggesting it needs /usr/bin/false. #yum whatprovides "/usr/bin/false" yields nothing. My CentOS 5.1 machines don't have this, and this is the same list of yum install items I always use when setting u

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.2 Missing Dependancy

2008-07-05 Thread Tru Huynh
On Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 09:09:36AM -0600, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > I am trying to install perl-Digest-Perl-MD5 from rf and it is failing > suggesting it ^^^ > needs /usr/bin/false. #yum whatprovides "/usr/bin/false" yields nothing. false in /bin/f