gnu-user: failed dependences gnucash-1.4.9-1.586i.rpm

[Dave Peticolas]

Alan Smith writes:
> Hi experts
> I am a newbie to linux, I am really struggling at the moment. this is
> the first time that I have ever done a .tar.gz or a rpm or messed with
> the system.
> 
> Op sys is linux-mandrake 7.1 in a celeron 333 box with gigabyte board,
> 64MB ram.
> 
> mdk uses a diff' file structure, it seems. I have libguile.s0.1 and 5
> and 6 they are in /usr/lib. I installed guile-1.4.tar.gz twice. First
> all files wanted to go /usr/local/ . .  but on second install changed
> makefile prefix statement from /usr/local to /usr/lib. Lmdk does not use
> /usr/local except for the Interbase prog'
> 
> I have libguile.so.9 but in /usr/lib/guile-1.4/libguile/.libs/ but it
> cannot be seen by the rpm.
> 
> Here is a copy of the konsole 
> 
> [willie@localhost rpm]$ su -c 'urpmi gnucash-1.4.9-1.i586.rpm'
> Password:
> Failed dependencies: gnucash-1.4.9-1 requires libguile.so.9, libxml.so.2
> ----------I have libxml2-2.2.10 and libxml2 rpm's which I tried to
> install as below---------
> [willie@localhost rpm]$ su -c 'urpmi libxml2-2.2.10-1mdk.i586.rpm'
> Password:
> Failed dependencies: libxml2-2.2.10-1mdk requires
> rpmlib(CompressedFileNames), rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix)
> [willie@localhost rpm]$ su -c 'urpmi libxml2-devel-2.2.10-1mdk.i586.rpm'
> Password:
> Failed dependencies: libxml2-devel-2.2.10-1mdk requires libxml.so.2,
> libxml2, rpmlib(CompressedFileNames), rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix)
> 
> Problem:
> 1. Where do I find failed dependences preferably as a mdk-i586.rpm
> 2. Where should I be installing guile-1.4 so that it's files will be
> seen by gnucash.

There should be a guile rpm specifically for Mandrake. In fact,
it should come with any mandrake distribution cd.

dave