[mythtv-users] Missing dependency isn't missing

[Mercury Morris]

On 6/5/06, Bruce Bales <bbales at cox.net> wrote:
> I'm reposting this with a proper subject.
>
> I'm new to mythtv.  When I try to install mythtv with yum install
> mythtv-suite, I get a couple of dependency errors. But rpm -q mplayer
> shows that the exact version called for of one of these is already
> installed.
>
> --> Running transaction check
> --> Processing Dependency: mplayer = 1.0-0.39.20060412.lvn5 for package:
> mplayer-gui
> --> Processing Dependency: libmp4ff.so.0 for package: mythmusic
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> Error: Missing Dependency: mplayer = 1.0-0.39.20060412.lvn5 is needed by
> package mplayer-gui
> Error: Missing Dependency: libmp4ff.so.0 is needed by package mythmusic
>
> [bruce at blacky spare]$ rpm -q mplayer
> mplayer-1.0-0.39.20060412.lvn5
>
> This doesn't make any sense to me.  What am I missing?
>
> Also, I have been unable to find the other dependency, libmp4ff.so.0.
> I'm using Fedora core 5. Any help appreciated.

The RPM Search site,

  http://rpm.pbone.net

has been useful in finding packages containing dependencies.

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MM