-- On 2008-01-16 +1000 at 07:27:44 Michael Mansour wrote --

> Hi,
> 
> I've just performed the update to the latest packages released on a SL4.5
> x86_64 machine and got the following near the end of the yum update:
> 
> Finished Transaction Test
> <snip>
>   Removing  : j2sdk                        ####################### [11/15]
> /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.7034: command substitution: line 62: unexpected EOF while
> looking for matching `"'
> /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.7034: command substitution: line 63: syntax error: unexpected
> end of file
> 
> <snip>
>
> Dependency Installed: java-1.5.0-sun-compat.noarch 0:1.5.0.14-1.sl4.jpp
> jdk.i586 2000:1.5.0_14-fcs
> Updated: java-1.4.2-sun-compat.i586 0:1.4.2.90-1jpp libxml2.x86_64
> 0:2.6.16-10.1 libxml2.i386 0:2.6.16-10.1 libxml2-devel.x86_64 0:2.6.16-10.1
> libxml2-python.x86_64 0:2.6.16-10.1 postgresql-libs.x86_64 0:7.4.19-1.el4.1
> Complete!
> 
> Is that a problem? do I have to clean up anything as a result?
> 

       Hello,

       I got the same message and it seems j2sdk is not completely removed :


#### rabeson:/home/bob >  rpm -ql java-1.4.2-sun-compat
(contains no files)

#### rabeson:/home/bob >  rpm -qi java-1.4.2-sun-compat
Name        : java-1.4.2-sun-compat        Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 1.4.2.90                          Vendor: JPackage Project
Release     : 1jpp                          Build Date: Thu 27 Dec 2007 11:12:55 PM CET
Install Date: Tue 15 Jan 2008 05:47:25 PM CET      Build Host: yort.fnal.gov
Group       : Development/Interpreters      Source RPM: java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.90-1jpp.src.rpm
Size        : 0                                License: JPackage License
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Thu 27 Dec 2007 11:14:54 PM CET, Key ID da6ad00882fd17b2
URL         : http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/
Summary     : JPackage Java compatibility package for Sun's JDK
Description :
This package provides JPackage compatibility symlinks and directories
for the vendor's JDK rpm.

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