Opened 8 years ago

Closed 8 years ago

#249 closed defect (no change needed)

Can't install DrCtl

Reported by: David McKenna Owned by:
Priority: major Milestone:
Component: rpm Version:
Severity: low Keywords:
Cc:

Description

Using ANPM if I select DrCtl from the 'Available' list I get this error:

Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package DrCtl-0.1.7-2.oc00.pentium4

all I can then do is click on the 'close' button.

Change History (3)

comment:1 by David McKenna, 8 years ago

Finally got this to work. I had at one time installed DrCtl using a WPI package, but deleted the DLL before trying to install the ANPM version without removing the entry in the WarpIn database. Once the WarpIn database entry was removed, the ANPM install worked.

comment:2 by herwigb, 8 years ago

This is a known issue.

The reason is that the DrCtl017.DLL has been installed using the Rx4Smb.wpi package prior. The rpm package checks that and refuses to install in case it encounters the WarpIN installed version.

On the command line (yum install DrCtl) there is a proper message why and what fails, ANPM however displays exactly what you are seeing.

Workaround: Uninstall the DrCtlXXX package using !WarpIN and install the rpm afterwards. The rpm also adds a fake stub WarpIN package in order to make software that checks for that package.

comment:3 by Silvan Scherrer, 8 years ago

Resolution: → no change needed
Status: new → closed

it seems like ANPM doesn't show the error message in this case. Or David overlooked it. According to the code at least it should have said something like:

ERROR:
The following WPI package installed on your system conflicts with the RPM package being installed: .....

As it's resolved now I close it. If one feels like submitting a bugreport to AN feel free.

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