Re: Linux 7.1 dependency problems

On Tuesday 09 July 2002 02:15 pm, tony wrote:
> Use the rpms from support/errata. They have the same version number as
> the rpms that were installed with RH 7.1 but have been backpatched to
> correct the current exploits (or at least the 7.2 ones have)

But the version number and binary interface is different between the versions
from Red Hat 7.1 to Red Hat 7.3.  That's why you get dependency errors -- the
version from 7.3 wants libssl of a newer version than the libssl of Red Hat
7.1.

IIRC, 7.1 shipped with OpenSSL 0.9.5a, and 7.3 shipped 0.9.6b.  Those two are
quite a bit different -- different enough so that Red Hat 7.3 includes the
0.9.5 RPMs as part of its install, and installs them in parallel with the
0.9.6b set.

Library versioning in upstream packages is a major headache for
distributors/packagers.
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Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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