Re: Helix-update question

[Jeffry Smith <jsmith alum mit edu>]

Warren Young wrote:
> 
> Kim Carter wrote:
> >
> > I also suffered the same problem - I'd like to know what mechanism Helix-Update
> > uses to determine what is installed. Does it look to see whats in
> > /tmp/helix-install
> 
> No, it probably uses the package manager's query function.  "Is
> gnome-core-1.2.1 installed?  No?  Okay, we'll install ours."  Whether it
> distinguishes Helix packages from others is a question I won't guess at.
> 

Unfortunately, I don't think it does.  I've had the same problem as
the person who started this thread - I downloaded the rpms from
Helixcode via a fast link I had access to at work, brought the rpms
home on my laptop, installed in my home machine via "rpm -Uvh".  Now,
when I run helix-update, it tells me that the 1.2 updates are
available.  The same one's I have installed.  I can't figure out how
to get it to recognize that they're already installed.  And, if I
choose them in helix-update to install, it crashes.  I've sent the bug
reports in via bugbuddy, so hopefully they're working on fixing the
problem.  

I do think the best thing would be for the helix-update to run a "rpm
-q" for all of the packages it installs.


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