[ILUG] rpm question

[McAuley, Tim]

Quick question here:
I'm trying to install MySQL onto a Redhat 6.2 machine. It is complaining
about Perl5 not being present (see below).

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rpm -i -vv MySQL-3.23.28-1.i386.rpm

<snip>

D:  requires: /usr/bin/perl5  unsatisfied.
D: package MySQL require not satisfied: /usr/bin/perl5 
error: failed dependencies:
	/usr/bin/perl5 is needed by MySQL-3.23.28-1
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I have perl-5.00503-10 installed.

I have tried two things: 
1 - make a symbolic links /usr/bin/perl5 -> /usr/bin/perl
2 - actually make a copy of that file.

Neither work.

I could use the "--nodeps" option in rpm, but I'd perfer not to, just in
case the package needs something else that I don't actually have. A
"--nodeps" option with the choice to manually accept/reject an error/missing
file would be great.

Anyway, just to satisfy my curiosity, how do I install this package...
either by getting it to recognise the fact that I DO have perl 5 installed,
or ignore only that error.

If no one knows a nice way to get around it, I'll just use the "--nodeps"
option, but if I can figure this problem out, it might help if it reoccurs
with something that IS important (I'm just messing with MySQL on this
machine).

Thanks,

Tim
 
Tim McAuley
eMuse Technologies
Tel: +353-1-6717317