Re: Catch 22 trying to install doc package

From: Norm Dresner (ndrez_at_att.net)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 22:17:47 GMT

"prg" <rdgentry1@cablelynx.com> wrote in message
news:1107290993.506586.27330@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>
> Norm Dresner wrote:
> > I've got Enlightenment 0.15.5.-48 running on one boot disk because I
> need
> > compatibility with an embedded installation elsewhere. Okay, what I
> really
> > need is binary compatibility with the kernel and user-programs' API.
> Both
> > installations are derived from the same RedHat 6.2 system disk. So
> far, so
> > good.
> >
> > I wanted to find and install the doc package for enlightenment. I
> went to
> > their website and the only one I could find was the doc package for
> > 0.16.x -- hey, no problem, I said glibly, I'll install that and it
> should
> > contain most of what I need. BUT ...
> >
> > The enlightenment-docs-0.16.7-1.noarch.rpm package will not install.
> rpm
> > tells me that it won't install it because one of the prerequisites
> is, in
> > fact, enlightenment 0.16.
> >
> > Which means that I can't install the doc files until I install the
> binary
> > but I don't want to install the binary until I read the doc to see
> how much
> > different it is than the previous version ... GOTCHA!!!
> >
> > Okay, what can I do? I've tried rpm -i --force ... but it just gave
> me the
> > same messages as rpm -i ... so that won't work.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to install a doc file without having the binary?
> Or
> > can someone tell me where I can find the old doc file for the binary
> I have.
>
> Do:
> $ rpm -qpl enlightenment-docs-0.16.7-1.noarch.rpm | more
>
> You may not find any "real" docs in there. I could not spot any from a
> pbone listing of contents.
>
> If you spot what you think is some documentation, you can try rpm2cpio.
> You may need Maximum RPM doc for how to use it:
> http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-miscellania-rpm2cpio.html
> hth,
> prg
> email above disabled
>

The contents of the archive, as reported by rpm -qpl are

/usr/share/doc/enlightenment-docs-0.16.7
/usr/share/doc/enlightenment-docs-0.16.7/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/enlightenment-docs-0.16.7/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/enlightenment-docs-0.16.7/INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/enlightenment-docs-0.16.7/README
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_app_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_app_rightmouse_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_area_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_audio_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_autoraise_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_backgrounds_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_backgrounds_menu_view.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_backgrounds_settings.pl.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_backgrounds_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_border_selector.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_deskarray.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_deskimg.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_deskstack.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_dragbar.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_dragging_desktops.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_enlightenment_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_focus_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_group_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_groups_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_iconbox.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_iconbox_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_iconbox_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_kde_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_keyboard.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_logo-old.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_logo.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_maint_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_mouse.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_mousewheel.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_move_resize_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_pager.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_pager_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_pager_settings_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_placement_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_remember_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_screen_start.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_settings_menu.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_special_fx_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_tooltip_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_tooltips.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_virtual_desk_settings.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_website.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_window.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_window_diagram.pl.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/E_window_diagram.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/Edoc_bg.png
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/FIRST_0.16
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/MAIN
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/MAIN.ja
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/MAIN.pl
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/Verah___.ttf
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/aircut3.ttf
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/exit1.xpm
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/exit2.xpm
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/next1.xpm
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/next2.xpm
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/prev1.xpm
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/prev2.xpm
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/rothwell.ttf
/usr/share/enlightenment/E-docs/title.xpm

The .png's are just pictures. I've never seen a .xpm before and don't know
what it is.

BTW, I've got the book, "Maximum RPM"

    Norm

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