Requires in package won't upgrade required package

[matejzero]

I hope this is the right tracker to post this.

I'm building a package that has a hard requirement on a specific package, but when installing the RPM, it doesn't get updated.

SPEC snippet:

%define dcgm_version _DCGM_
...
Name:    dcgm_exporter
Version: %{version}
Release: %{patch}%{?dist}
...
Requires: datacenter-gpu-manager = 1:%{dcgm_version}-1

dcgm_version is set before build process starts (in my case, to version 3.2.5).

When I check the RPM requirements, I can see the correct version:

rpm -qp dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-7.el8.x86_64.rpm --requires | grep datacen
datacenter-gpu-manager = 1:3.2.5-1

Then I instal the package with dnf install , but it will only install dcgm_exporter and won't also update datacenter-gpu-manager to required version.

[root@foobar ~]# rpm -qa | grep dcgm
dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-7.el8.x86_64
[root@foobar ~]# rpm -qa | grep datacenter
datacenter-gpu-manager-2.4.7-1.x86_64

The required version is available in the repos:

# dnf info datacenter-gpu-manager-1:3.2.5
Available Packages
Name         : datacenter-gpu-manager
Epoch        : 1
Version      : 3.2.5
Release      : 1
Architecture : x86_64
Size         : 835 M
Source       : datacenter-gpu-manager-3.2.5-1.src.rpm
Repository   : nvidia

According to http://ftp.rpm.org/api/4.4.2.2/dependencies.html and http://ftp.rpm.org/max-rpm/s1-rpm-depend-manual-dependencies.html, configuration is correct. I also looked at some SRPMS from distro and the configuration is the same.

What am I doing wrong? I can't see the issue, thanks.

[pmatilai]

Impossible to say for sure without full dependency details of the package set in question. Requires is just one side of the equation, provides are just as important.

One possibility is that you have an unversioned provide of datacenter-gpu-manager somewhere, that would satisfy all possible version requirements. Or an accidental versioned datacenter-gpu-manager provide somewhere that is satisfied. Running the upgrade with 'rpm -Uvv' will spit out a log of debug information, among which should be the answer (or at least clue) to your question.

[matejzero]

I have to admit this is a bit too much for me:)

Let me post the output of rpm upgrade and if you can help pointing out the problem, I'll be very happy:)

Environment:

[root@abc ~]# rpm -qa | grep dcgm_exporter
dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64
[root@ abc ~]# rpm -qa | grep datacenter
datacenter-gpu-manager-2.4.7-1.x86_64
[root@abc ~]# rpm -qp dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm --requires | grep datacenter
datacenter-gpu-manager = 1:3.2.5-1

Upgrading the package:

[root@abc ~]# rpm -Uvv dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm
ufdio:       1 reads,    17154 total bytes in 0.000009 secs
D: ============== dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm
D: loading keyring from pubkeys in /var/lib/rpm/pubkeys/*.key
D: couldn't find any keys in /var/lib/rpm/pubkeys/*.key
D: loading keyring from rpmdb
D: opening  db environment /var/lib/rpm cdb:0x401
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages 0x400 mode=0x0
D: locked   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Name 0x400 mode=0x0
D:  read h#     400
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-3abb34f8-5ffd890e to keyring
D: added subkey 0 of main key gpg-pubkey-3abb34f8-5ffd890e to keyring
D:  read h#     401
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-ef8d349f-57b6233e to keyring
D:  read h#     402
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-9e61ef26-5cabbf8a to keyring
D: added subkey 0 of main key gpg-pubkey-9e61ef26-5cabbf8a to keyring
D:  read h#     594
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-dfef9127-5db710ae to keyring
D:  read h#     603
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-2f86d6a1-5cf7cefb to keyring
D:  read h#     604
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D: added key gpg-pubkey-d42d0685-62589a51 to keyring
D: Using legacy gpg-pubkey(s) from rpmdb
D: dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm: Header SHA256 digest: OK
D: dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64.rpm: Header SHA1 digest: OK
ufdio:       6 reads,     8384 total bytes in 0.000006 secs
D: Plugin: calling hook init in systemd_inhibit plugin
D:  read h#    1293
Header SHA256 digest: OK
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D: 	added binary package [0]
D: found 0 source and 1 binary packages
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname 0x400 mode=0x0
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Requirename 0x400 mode=0x0
D: ========== +++ dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8 x86_64/linux 0x2
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Basenames 0x400 mode=0x0
D:  read h#      28
Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID c21ad6ea: OK
Header SHA256 digest: OK
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D:  Requires: /bin/sh                                       YES (db files)
D:  Requires: /bin/sh                                       YES (cached)
D:  Requires: /bin/sh                                       YES (cached)
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Providename 0x400 mode=0x0
D:  read h#    1278
Header V4 RSA/SHA512 Signature, key ID d42d0685: OK
Header SHA256 digest: OK
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D:  Requires: datacenter-gpu-manager = 1:3.2.5-1            YES (db provides)
D:  read h#     408
Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID c21ad6ea: OK
Header SHA256 digest: OK
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D:  Requires: libc.so.6()(64bit)                            YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit)                 YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: libdl.so.2()(64bit)                           YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: libdl.so.2(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit)                YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: libpthread.so.0()(64bit)                      YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit)           YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: libpthread.so.0(GLIBC_2.3.2)(64bit)           YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: libresolv.so.2()(64bit)                       YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: libresolv.so.2(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit)            YES (db provides)
D:  Requires: rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1        YES (rpmlib provides)
D:  Requires: rpmlib(FileDigests) <= 4.6.0-1                YES (rpmlib provides)
D:  Requires: rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1       YES (rpmlib provides)
D:  Requires: rpmlib(PayloadIsXz) <= 5.2-1                  YES (rpmlib provides)
D:  Requires: rtld(GNU_HASH)                                YES (db provides)
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Obsoletename 0x400 mode=0x0
D: ========== --- dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8 x86_64/linux 0x2
D: ========== recording tsort relations
D: ========== tsorting packages (order, #predecessors, #succesors, depth)
D:     0    0    0    1   +dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64
D:     1    0    0    1   -dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64
D: installing binary packages
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Obsoletename
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Providename
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Requirename
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Basenames
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Name
D: closed   db environment /var/lib/rpm
D: opening  db environment /var/lib/rpm cdb:0x401
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages (none) mode=0x42
D: sanity checking 1 elements
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Name (none) mode=0x42
D:  read h#    1293
Header SHA256 digest: OK
Header SHA1 digest: OK
Verifying packages...
ufdio:     238 reads,  7548700 total bytes in 0.001874 secs
D: Plugin: calling hook tsm_pre in selinux plugin
D: Plugin: calling hook tsm_pre in systemd_inhibit plugin
D: System shutdown blocked (fd 12)
D: running pre-transaction scripts
D: computing 12 file fingerprints
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Basenames (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Group (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Requirename (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Providename (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Obsoletename (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Triggername (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Dirnames (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Installtid (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Sigmd5 (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Sha1header (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Filetriggername (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Transfiletriggername (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Recommendname (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Suggestname (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Supplementname (none) mode=0x42
D: opening  db index       /var/lib/rpm/Enhancename (none) mode=0x42
Preparing packages...
D: computing file dispositions
D: 0x0000fd00     4096    104904301    217064878 /
D: %transfiletriggerun(systemd-239-74.el8_8.5.x86_64): scriptlet start
fdio:       2 writes,      799 total bytes in 0.000014 secs
D: %transfiletriggerun(systemd-239-74.el8_8.5.x86_64): execv(/bin/sh) pid 82323
D: Plugin: calling hook scriptlet_fork_post in selinux plugin
+ test -d /run/systemd/system
+ mkdir -p /var/lib/rpm-state/systemd
+ touch /var/lib/rpm-state/systemd/needs-reload
D: %transfiletriggerun(systemd-239-74.el8_8.5.x86_64): waitpid(82323) rc 82323 status 0
D: Plugin: calling hook psm_pre in selinux plugin
D: ========== +++ dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8 x86_64-linux 0x2
D: dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64: Header SHA256 digest: OK
D: dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64: Header SHA1 digest: OK
D:   install: dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64 has 6 files
D: Plugin: calling hook psm_pre in selinux plugin
dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64
D: ========== Directories not explicitly included in package:
D:          0 /etc/dcgm-exporter/
D:          1 /usr/bin/
D:          2 /usr/lib/
D:          5 /usr/lib/systemd/system/
D: ==========
D: create     100644  1 (   0,   0)  4206 /etc/dcgm-exporter/default-counters.csv;652e56a3
ufdio:       1 writes,     4206 total bytes in 0.000012 secs
D: Plugin: calling hook fsm_file_prepare in selinux plugin
D: create     100755  1 (   0,   0)33894280 /usr/bin/dcgm_exporter;652e56a3
ufdio:    1035 writes, 33894280 total bytes in 0.009244 secs
D: Plugin: calling hook fsm_file_prepare in selinux plugin
D: create     040755  1 (   0,   0)     0 /usr/lib/.build-id
D: Plugin: calling hook fsm_file_prepare in selinux plugin
D: create     040755  1 (   0,   0)     0 /usr/lib/.build-id/87
D: Plugin: calling hook fsm_file_prepare in selinux plugin
D: create     120777  1 (   0,   0)    33 /usr/lib/.build-id/87/7a4f2ba49e09c851bd23843f72f73cf5bad640;652e56a3
D: Plugin: calling hook fsm_file_prepare in selinux plugin
D: create     100644  1 (   0,   0)   392 /usr/lib/systemd/system/dcgm_exporter.service;652e56a3
ufdio:       1 writes,      392 total bytes in 0.000015 secs
D: Plugin: calling hook fsm_file_prepare in selinux plugin
fdio:    1067 reads, 33899928 total bytes in 0.634453 secs
D: adding "dcgm_exporter" to Name index.
D: adding 6 entries to Basenames index.
D: adding "Unspecified" to Group index.
D: adding 18 entries to Requirename index.
D: adding 2 entries to Providename index.
D: adding 6 entries to Dirnames index.
D: adding 1 entries to Installtid index.
D: adding 1 entries to Sigmd5 index.
D: adding "a1b9d18461f220e2c4cc998ea3daf45d9b39184b" to Sha1header index.
D: %post(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64): scriptlet start
fdio:       2 writes,      143 total bytes in 0.000010 secs
D: %post(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64): execv(/bin/sh) pid 82326
D: Plugin: calling hook scriptlet_fork_post in selinux plugin
+ '[' 2 -eq 1 ']'
D: %post(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-9.el8.x86_64): waitpid(82326) rc 82326 status 0
ufdio:       6 reads,     8384 total bytes in 0.000006 secs
D: ========== +++ dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8 x86_64-linux 0x2
D:     erase: dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64 has 6 files
D: Plugin: calling hook psm_pre in selinux plugin
D: %preun(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64): scriptlet start
fdio:       2 writes,      158 total bytes in 0.000008 secs
D: %preun(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64): execv(/bin/sh) pid 82327
D: Plugin: calling hook scriptlet_fork_post in selinux plugin
+ '[' 1 -eq 0 ']'
D: %preun(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64): waitpid(82327) rc 82327 status 0
dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64
D: skip       100644  1 (   0,   0)   392 /usr/lib/systemd/system/dcgm_exporter.service
D: erase      120777  1 (   0,   0)    33 /usr/lib/.build-id/7e/eadd30532162b7ac11e2c8899a169bf32b8534
D: skip       040755  2 (   0,   0)  4096 /usr/lib/.build-id/7e
D: skip       040755258 (   0,   0)  8192 /usr/lib/.build-id
D: skip       100755  1 (   0,   0)33894280 /usr/bin/dcgm_exporter
D: skip       100644  1 (   0,   0)  4206 /etc/dcgm-exporter/default-counters.csv
D: %postun(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64): scriptlet start
D: %postun(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64): execv(/bin/sh) pid 82328
D: Plugin: calling hook scriptlet_fork_post in selinux plugin
D: %postun(dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64): waitpid(82328) rc 82328 status 0
D:   --- h#    1293 dcgm_exporter-3.1.7-6.el8.x86_64
D: adding "dcgm_exporter" to Name index.
D: adding 6 entries to Basenames index.
D: adding "Unspecified" to Group index.
D: adding 18 entries to Requirename index.
D: adding 2 entries to Providename index.
D: adding 6 entries to Dirnames index.
D: adding 1 entries to Installtid index.
D: adding 1 entries to Sigmd5 index.
D: adding "b5fbf68034bd4321d9fa3e791fd5952380899cf1" to Sha1header index.
D: running post-transaction scripts
D: %transfiletriggerin(glibc-common-2.28-225.el8_8.6.x86_64): scriptlet start
fdio:       2 writes,       21 total bytes in 0.000009 secs
D: %transfiletriggerin(glibc-common-2.28-225.el8_8.6.x86_64): execv(/bin/sh) pid 82329
D: Plugin: calling hook scriptlet_fork_post in selinux plugin
+ /sbin/ldconfig
D: %transfiletriggerin(glibc-common-2.28-225.el8_8.6.x86_64): waitpid(82329) rc 82329 status 0
D: %transfiletriggerin(systemd-239-74.el8_8.5.x86_64): scriptlet start
fdio:       2 writes,      322 total bytes in 0.000013 secs
D: %transfiletriggerin(systemd-239-74.el8_8.5.x86_64): execv(/bin/sh) pid 82331
D: Plugin: calling hook scriptlet_fork_post in selinux plugin
+ test -d /run/systemd/system
+ /usr/bin/systemctl daemon-reload
D: %transfiletriggerin(systemd-239-74.el8_8.5.x86_64): waitpid(82331) rc 82331 status 0
D:  read h#    1294
Header SHA256 digest: OK
Header SHA1 digest: OK
D: Plugin: calling hook psm_pre in selinux plugin
D: Plugin: calling hook tsm_post in selinux plugin
D: Plugin: calling hook tsm_post in systemd_inhibit plugin
D: System shutdown unblocked
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Enhancename
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Supplementname
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Suggestname
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Recommendname
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Transfiletriggername
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Filetriggername
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Sha1header
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Sigmd5
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Installtid
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Dirnames
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Triggername
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Obsoletename
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Conflictname
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Providename
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Requirename
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Group
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Basenames
D: closed   db index       /var/lib/rpm/Name
D: closed   db environment /var/lib/rpm
D: Exit status: 0

What does D: Requires: datacenter-gpu-manager = 1:3.2.5-1 YES (db provides) mean?

[matejzero]

# rpm -qp datacenter-gpu-manager-2.4.7-1-x86_64.rpm --provides
datacenter-gpu-manager
datacenter-gpu-manager = 1:2.4.7-1
datacenter-gpu-manager(x86-64) = 1:2.4.7-1
...

Is this unversioned provides the problem here? And if it is, is there something I can do to ignore it so I can have my package install the correct version?

[pmatilai]

Yes, like I said an unversioned provides will match any version at all, and there's nothing the requiring side can do about it.

The only way around that is to require something else that only the newer package provides.

[matejzero]

OK, thank you. Will have to solve that outside RPM then I guess.

[pmatilai]

Oh, I was somehow under the impression that these were all packages built by you, but I see the problematic one comes from some nVidia repo. First of all, complain to them about this. Second, see if there's a file in the newer package that the older one doesn't have, and depend on that.

[matejzero]

Sorry about that, I should mention to you that dcgm was not built by me. Will ping Nvidia, but for the time being, I solved it on configuration management side.

As far as file goes, it might not work for every case, because dcgm_exporter and dcgm packages versions have to match for best compatibility and I don't think I can rely on the files inside pkg only. Thanks again for clarifying the issue.