[CentOS] java-1.4.2-gcj-compat.i386 update failure

[William L. Maltby]

On Fri, 2008-06-27 at 08:03 -0400, William L. Maltby wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 18:42 -0400, William L. Maltby wrote:
> > Hmmm,
> > 
> > I seemed to have created a misalignment somewhere along the line. I
> > can't remember doing anything to this.<snip>
> 
> > # yum update
> > <omit the usual verbosity>
> > 
> > Resolving Dependencies
> > --> Running transaction check
> > ---> Package java-1.4.2-gcj-compat.i386 0:1.4.2.0-40jpp.115 set to be
> > updated
> > --> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers for
> > package: java-1.4.2-gcj-compat
> ><snip similar messages>

> > Error: Missing Dependency: /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers is needed
> > by package java-1.4.2-gcj-compat
> > ========================================
> > 
> > ========================================
> > # yum whatprovides /usr/bin/rebuild-security-providers
> > <omit the usual verbosity>
> > jpackage-utils.noarch : JPackage utilities
> > =========================================
> > 
> 
> Well, I went through the on line manifest (a misnomer apparently as it
> lists added, updated and removed, but not unchanged packages). The only
> reference I found to jpackage was in the gcj-compat package.
> 
> I tried a remove of it and aborted when I saw it would get rid of a
> bunch of stuff I need, like OpenOffice.
> 
> So I can't confirm if I have the right one or not that way.

Did a yum --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=updates list
and got

jpackage-utils.noarch                  1.7.4-2jpp.2.el5.cento installed

So, it looks like I have the right one. I can't think of anything else
to try ATM.

> 
> > =========================================
> > # yum list jpackage-utils.noarch
> > <omit the usual verbosity>
> > Installed Packages
> > jpackage-utils.noarch           1.7.4-2jpp.2.el5.cento installed       
> > Available Packages
> > jpackage-utils.noarch           1.7.3-1jpp.2.el5       base
> > ===========================================
> > 
> > I presume that the 1.7.4 is the correct one? If so, 
> > 
> > ================================================
> > # rpm --verbose --verify jpackage-utils.noarch
> > ........<snip output - all looked OK to me>
> 

TIA
-- 
Bill