Hi I'm looking into this.
Thanks for letting me know.
Troy

Michael Mansour wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is a simple but very "funny" problem I'd just like to report.
>>
>> This has to do with the pcre package.
>>
>> I upgraded an SL 5.0 server to 5.1. I needed to install pcre-devel,
>>  so using yum:
>>
>> # yum -y install pcre-devel
>> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
>> Setting up Install Process
>> Setting up repositories
>> Reading repository metadata in from local files
>> Parsing package install arguments
>> Resolving Dependencies
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Downloading header for pcre-devel to pack into transaction set.
>> pcre-devel-6.6-2.el5_1.7. 100% |=========================|  10 kB
>> 00:00
>> ---> Package pcre-devel.i386 0:6.6-2.el5_1.7 set to be updated
>> ---> Downloading header for pcre-devel to pack into transaction set.
>> pcre-devel-6.6-2.el5_1.7. 100% |=========================|  10 kB
>> 00:00
>> ---> Package pcre-devel.x86_64 0:6.6-2.el5_1.7 set to be updated
>> --> Running transaction check
>> --> Processing Dependency: pcre = 6.6-2.el5_1.7 for package: pcre-devel
>> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>> Beginning Kernel Module Plugin
>> Finished Kernel Module Plugin
>> Error: Missing Dependency: pcre = 6.6-2.el5_1.7 is needed by package
>> pcre-devel
>>
>> Ok, so what do I have installed:
>>
>> # yum list pcre\*
>> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
>> Setting up repositories
>> Reading repository metadata in from local files
>> Installed Packages
>> pcre.x86_64                              6.6-2.el5.7            installed
>> pcre.i386                                6.6-2.el5.7            installed
>> Available Packages
>> pcre.i386                                6.6-2.el5_1.7          sl-base
>> pcre.x86_64                              6.6-2.el5_1.7          sl-base
>> pcre-devel.x86_64                        6.6-2.el5_1.7          sl-base
>> pcre-devel.i386                          6.6-2.el5_1.7          sl-base
>>
>> Ok, so I try to install from the SL5.1 tree manually:
>>
>> # rpm -Uvh
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/51/x86_64/SL/pcre-
>> 6.6-2.el5_1.7.i386.rpm
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/51/x86_64/SL/pcre-
>> 6.6-2.el5_1.7.x86_64.rpm Retrieving
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/51/x86_64/SL/pcre-
>> 6.6-2.el5_1.7.i386.rpm Retrieving
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/51/x86_64/SL/pcre-
>> 6.6-2.el5_1.7.x86_64.rpm warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.uTMUG9: Header
>> V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID a7048f8d Preparing...
>> ########################################### [100%]        package
>> pcre-6.6-2.el5.7 (which is newer than pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7) is already
>> installed
>>
>> ie. I cannot install pcre-devel 6.6-2.el5.7 because that only exists
>> in the SL
>> 5.0 security area:
>>
>> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/x86_64/updates/security/
>>
>> and is not in 5.1 or in 5.2, and the pcre I have running in SL5.1 is
>> actually not what it should be running (or not what SL5.1 or 5.2 is
>> supposed to have installed), but the newer pcre from SL 5.0
>>
>> When I upgraded using yum from 5.0 to 5.1, the pcre wasn't
>> "downgraded" to the older pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7 in SL5.1
>>
>> To resolve this, I just did:
>>
>> # rpm -Uvh
>>
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/x86_64/updates/security/pcre-devel-6.6-2.el5.7.x86_64.rpm
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/x86_64/updates/security/pcre-devel-6.6-2.el5.7.i386.rpm
> Retrieving
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/x86_64/updates/security/pcre-devel-6.6-2.el5.7.x86_64.rpm
> Retrieving
> http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/x86_64/updates/security/pcre-devel-6.6-2.el5.7.i386.rpm
> warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.7Z5m3A: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> 82fd17b2 Preparing...
> ########################################### [100%]
>>    1:pcre-devel
>>  ########################################### [ 50%]
>>    2:pcre-devel
>>  ########################################### [100%]
>>
>> ie. installed the pcre-devel from SL 5.0 into the 5.1 environment.
> 
> The same issue also exists for the libpng-devel package:
> 
> [root@ctapp1 php-4.4.9]# yum list libpng\*
> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
> Setting up repositories
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> Installed Packages
> libpng.x86_64                            2:1.2.10-7.1.el5.1     installed
> libpng.i386                              2:1.2.10-7.1.el5.1     installed
> Available Packages
> libpng.x86_64                            2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_0.1   sl-base
> libpng.i386                              2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_0.1   sl-base
> libpng-devel.x86_64                      2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_0.1   sl-base
> libpng-devel.i386                        2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_0.1   sl-base
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Michael.


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