Re: [gtk-list] Re: gtk shared library conflicts (libgtk.so)



On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Havoc Pennington wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 6 Oct 1998, Ray Marshall wrote:
> > 
> > This sounds like time for another tool -- one to analyze all dependencies,
> > in an RPM database, and identified RPMs that are no longer required, or
> > that can be retired if only one or two other packages are upgraded.
> > 
> 
> It's called Apt, but it comes with Debian. ;-) 
> 
> (Does rpm really let you do this? Are you sure you didn't force
> something?)

It depends on how the RPMs are packaged.  RPM is very powerful, but it's
not idiot proof :)  

You'd probably have to force something to end up with that ... mess.. that
was described, though :)

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