Re: yum erase the best way to do reverse dependency checking?

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On 2/23/11, Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 02/20/2011 08:04 PM, Richard Shaw wrote:
>> I was googling for a way to figure out a dependency chain for a
>> package I'm trying to flush out a spec file for and build. There
>> doesn't seem to be a non-destructive equivalent to "yum erase
>> <package>" to see if I need to explicitly include a package/program.
>>
>> Anyone have a solution they like?
>
> I kinda fail to see how it relates to building packages, but this'll
> give you the "what would break if I removed foo" answer without actually
> ever doing anything:
> $ rpm -e --test <package>

Not really, because this will only show packages that directly depend
on the first package, not those that depend on these dependent
packages etc.

Andras
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