[ELDK] rpm: Failed dependencies

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Bastian,

in message <31266277.494851241774253985.JavaMail.servlet at kundenserver> you wrote:
>
> i am using eldk 4.2 arm and compiled some stuff on the target platform.
> I created a rpm package on the target platform.
> When i try to install this package the following error occurs:
> 
> -bash-3.2# rpm -i checkinstall-arm-1.6.1-1.armv5tejl.rpm
> error: Failed dependencies:
>         /bin/bash is needed by checkinstall-arm-1.6.1-1.armv5tejl
>         /bin/sh is needed by checkinstall-arm-1.6.1-1.armv5tejl
> -bash-3.2# 
...
> possible solutions :   
> -Create dummy rpm-package and install them to solve the dependencies.
> -install Package with ignoring dependencies (--nodeps)

You could also try an re-install all packages using the native rpm
tool running on the target.

> Please tell me whats is the ELDK-way to solve this problem.

So far, ELDK's cross RPM does not maintain a target version of the RPM
database. The easiest way aroud this is to use the "--nodeps" opition.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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