rpm/missingok.diff

--- ./lib/depends.c.orig	2009-12-07 14:36:49.000000000 +0000
+++ ./lib/depends.c	2010-03-24 16:47:28.000000000 +0000
@@ -450,8 +450,13 @@ retry:
     }
 
 unsatisfied:
-    rc = 1;	/* dependency is unsatisfied */
-    rpmdsNotify(dep, NULL, rc);
+    if (rpmdsFlags(dep) & RPMSENSE_MISSINGOK) {
+	rc = 0; /* dependency is unsatisfied, but just a hint. */
+	rpmdsNotify(dep, _("(hint skipped)"), rc);
+    } else {
+	rc = 1;	/* dependency is unsatisfied */
+	rpmdsNotify(dep, NULL, rc);
+    }
 
 exit:
     if (cacheThis) {
--- ./lib/rpmds.h.orig	2009-12-07 14:36:49.000000000 +0000
+++ ./lib/rpmds.h	2010-03-24 16:47:28.000000000 +0000
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ typedef	enum rpmsenseFlags_e {
     RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_POSTUN | \
     RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_VERIFY | \
     RPMSENSE_FIND_REQUIRES | \
+    RPMSENSE_MISSINGOK | \
     RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_PREP | \
     RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_BUILD | \
     RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_INSTALL | \