Obey MISSINGOK flag for dependencies. Backport from rpm-4.4.7. --- ./lib/depends.c.orig 2005-12-14 19:51:34.000000000 +0000 +++ ./lib/depends.c 2006-01-27 21:05:13.000000000 +0000 @@ -581,8 +632,13 @@ retry: /*@=boundsread@*/ 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: /* @@ -975,6 +1082,8 @@ static inline /*@observer@*/ const char return "Requires(postun):"; if (f & RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_VERIFY) return "Requires(verify):"; + if (f & RPMSENSE_MISSINGOK) + return "Requires(hint):"; if (f & RPMSENSE_FIND_REQUIRES) return "Requires(auto):"; return "Requires:"; --- ./lib/rpmlib.h.orig 2005-12-15 14:50:30.000000000 +0000 +++ ./lib/rpmlib.h 2006-02-03 13:22:27.000000000 +0000 @@ -547,6 +561,7 @@ typedef enum rpmsenseFlags_e { RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_POSTUN | \ RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_VERIFY | \ RPMSENSE_FIND_REQUIRES | \ + RPMSENSE_MISSINGOK | \ RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_PREP | \ RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_BUILD | \ RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_INSTALL | \