Several of my FC 1 packages have been broken since I used yum to update it last week. I would get a python traceback and, eventually, I found the problem. A missing symbol in libxml2.so. I had done a local upgrade of libxml2 before I upgraded to FC 1 so the local lib took precedence even though it had become outdated, hence the missing symbol. Lessons learned: -Prefer either rpms OR manual updates, not both (tip of the hat to Scott Meyers) -If you use manual upgrades, watch when upgrading a distribution since the rpm database will probably be in error (is there a way to manually modify it?). I prefer to use the rpm method but sometimes still need to upgrade packages that don't intially have a binary rpm. So I guess I need to learn how to do my own rpms. Does anyone have a preference for which of the two rpm books are out there? Thanks. Tom Browder
