odd yum dependency issues in joyride

[pgf at laptop.org]

c. scott ananian wrote:
 > On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:43 AM,  <pgf at laptop.org> wrote:
 > > i've been slowly moving my g1g1 machine forward to joyride (from 656).
 > > i had customized it quite a bit, and am trying to restore those changes.
 > > i've got xfce running, but a couple of yum dependencies (which were fine
 > > with F7) are failing.
 > >
 > > to wit:
 > >
 > > # yum install gcc
 > [...]
 > >  --> Missing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.8-3 is needed by package 
 > glibc-2.8-3.i686 (installed)
 > > Error: Missing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.8-3 is needed by package 
 > glibc-2.8-3.i686 (installed)
 > 
 > Seems strongly related to trac #5056.

related, perhaps, but clearly new breakage, since a gcc install worked
fine in 656.

 > 
 > > # yum install firefox
 > [...]
 > > Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.9.0.1 is needed by package 
 > firefox-3.0.1-1.fc9.i386 (olpc_development)
 > 
 > Hmm, this might be a more fundamental mismatch, since we have a
 > specific version of gecko used for Browse.  You could always download

but didn't we always?  (i.e., what's changed?)

 > the standalone (unpackaged .tar.gz) version of Firefox.

sure.  i could do that with a lot of things.  :-)  i'm willing for
this machine to be in limbo for a while (useability-speaking) during
joyride testing.

paul
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 paul fox, pgf at laptop.org