[SLL] Case for forcing install without dependencies?

[Mark Foster]

Paul A. Franz, P.E. wrote:
> I found an rpm I need, right version and all. Has dependencies but I possibly have the
> right stuff installed, just not the dependent rpm's:
> [snip]
> The solution, of course, would be to find an rpm with the right stuff. Not being a
> regular tinkerer with perl stuff, I am not sure what to even look for. So, the ideal
> solution would be to install the dependent rpms. I could either find them or make
> them. Neither of which I can do readily. So, I thought maybe from the above
> information I might just go ahead and force the install of
> spamassassin-.64-2.1.fc1.dag.i386.rpm?
>
> There is also the problem with the DSA signature which may not be important. I plan to
> upgrade this server to a FC9 in the near future which would make it possible to again
> get updates which are no longer available for Fedora Legacy.
>
> Recommendations?
>   
 You'll probably be fine with the CPAN approach and use --nodeps on the 
spamassassin rpm install.
Or you could try cpan2rpm
http://perl.arix.com/cpan2rpm/#build

BTW it's just fedora as of 8, they dumped "core".

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