Oh, wow, is my system hosed now.... Filipe Brandenburger wrote: > On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote: > >> Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by package hipl-lib >> Centos 5.2 provides python 2.5.1. >> > > Are you sure? > > On an up to date system: > > # cat /etc/redhat-release > CentOS release 5.2 (Final) > # rpm -q python > python-2.4.3-21.el5 > # rpm -q --provides python | grep -Fw 'python(abi)' > python(abi) = 2.4 > > You should look at where your friend got this Python from. Some more testing shows # python -V Python 2.4.3 as well. He had me download the 2.5.1 source for Python and compile it. Of course that broke the previously installed rpms, like yum! I am going to either have to find 2.5 that I can install on Centos (from a Fedora box), but that will most likely break even more things. Or get him to build a Centos box and do the build there...