Xine-lib update problem

[zibi1981]

I was trying to update my xine engine, because I have version 1.1.4, and the latest is 1.1.6. The problem is, that when I compiled it from source according to this instructions, my system (Mandriva 2007.1) didn't seem to use new engine, although the installation process didn't return any errors. On second attempt I was trying to use an rpm (found only version 1.1.5 available), but when I try to update it, I see

 

[root@localhost AudioWideo]# rpm -Uhv libxine1-1.1.5-070315.i586.rpm
b??d: Niespe?nione zale?no?ci:
	libxine1 = 1.1.4 jest wymagany przez (zainstalowany) libxine1-devel-1.1.4-5plf2007.1.i586
	libxine1 = 1.1.4 jest wymagany przez (zainstalowany) xine-plugins-1.1.4-5plf2007.1.i586

 

A small author's Polish-English translation :P :

1. Niespe?nione zale?no?ci - it's something like "unfulfilled dependencies"

2. jest wymagany przez (zainstalowany) - "is required by (installed)"

 

And as I go deeper and deeper into it, I become convinced, that I would have to uninstall at least half of my system to just update one library - xine.

 

Is there a better and less drastic method to do it? I would prefer to have version 1.1.6 if it's not a problem.

 

Thx in advance :)

[scoonma]

Hi zibi,

 

you could (forcefully) uninstall the 1.1.4 xine libraries first:

 

rpm -e --nodeps libxine1

 

and afterwards install the new version:

 

rpm -ivh libxine1-1.1.5-070315.i586.rpm

 

I've tried this method successfully with earlier versions of libxine.

 

HTH,

 

scoonma

[zibi1981]

Thanks for Your reply scoonma :)

So You say I would not mess up my system with this method? Would the apps that rely on xine (Amarok i.e.) work without problems after that operation?

[scoonma]

Of course I can give you no guarantee, but I expect it to work. If it does not, you could reverse the change the same way you installed the newer version. No big deal. :-)

[zibi1981]

O.K. Thanks much. I'll give it a try :)