[CentOS] bogus error message from yum update for gmime and gmime-sharp

[Kahlil Hodgson]

On 03/31/2010 08:13 AM, ken wrote:
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: gmime = 2.2.10-5.el5.centos for package:
> gmime-sharp
> ---> Package gmime.i386 0:2.2.25-1.el5 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> gmime-sharp-2.2.10-5.el5.centos.i386 from installed has depsolving problems
>   --> Missing Dependency: gmime = 2.2.10-5.el5.centos is needed by
> package gmime-sharp-2.2.10-5.el5.centos.i386 (installed)
> Error: Missing Dependency: gmime = 2.2.10-5.el5.centos is needed by
> package gmime-sharp-2.2.10-5.el5.centos.i386 (installed)
> ....

Ahhh I've had a similar problem before.  Turns out I had multiple
versions of a package installed.  Try

	rpm -qa | grep gmime

Perhaps you have both the i386 and x86_64 versions installed at the same
time.  You may have to do something like

        rpm -e gmime-sharp-2.2.10-5.el5.centos.i386

(or what ever package is conflicting)

to get yum back to a sane state.

Kal