On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 12:34 -0400, Tony Nelson wrote: > At 7:58 AM +0100 8/4/05, Paul Howarth wrote: > >On Wed, 2005-08-03 at 12:36 -0400, Tony Nelson wrote: > ... > >> In such cases, a more explicit error message would be very helpful. > >> Something like "Multi-lib support conflict (.i386 package <foo-version1> > >> vs. .x86_64 package <foor-version2>):", followed by the conflicts. > > > >I suspect that this error message comes directly from rpm rather than > >from yum. Although it's quite easy to diagnose this issue once you've > >seen it a few times, I think it could be made much more obvious simply > >by adding the arch information where the conflicting packages are of > >different architectures: > > > >file /usr/bin/mozilla from install of mozilla-1.7.10-1.5.1.x86_64 > >conflicts with file from package mozilla-1.7.8-2.i386 > > > >Worth a bugzilla RFE perhaps? > > Probably. Would it be appropriate for me to submit a request for a feature > I have no present need for? (Sure, someday I'll need it, when I buy an x64 > system.) Why not? You're just doing it for the benefit of the community :-) You could refer to this thread in the archives in your report, for evidence of it being useful. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
