That's strange.  When you do "urpmi ntfs-3g-devel" it should actually be installing lib64ntfs-3g-devel-2017.3.23-3.mga6, not the older ntfs-3g-devel.  The libified one is Providing and Obsoleting the old name, so it should replace it.  It looks like that was done correctly, and there's no Epoch, so that's not the issue.  Are you sure you still have core/updates_testing enabled on your system?

Source RPM: (none) => ntfs-3g
Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
Assignee: bugsquad => lists.jjorge
Summary: Header files and static libraries for ntfs-3g: package versions in the Mageia-6 repository are incompatible. => lib(64)ntfs-3g-devel isn't replacing ntfs-3g-devel

Sorry, core/updates, not updates_testing.

please provide the output from:

urpmi --debug ntfs-3g-devel

It should show where it fails

CC: (none) => tmb

(In reply to David Walser from comment #2)
> Sorry, core/updates, not updates_testing.

Hi, David.
[root@localhost marsik]# urpmi --auto --auto-update
medium "Core Release" is up-to-date
medium "Core Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Release" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Core 32bit Release" is up-to-date
medium "Core 32bit Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree 32bit Release" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree 32bit Updates" is up-to-date
Packages are up to date

(In reply to Thomas Backlund from comment #3)
> please provide the output from:
> 
> urpmi --debug ntfs-3g-devel
> 
> It should show where it fails

Hello, Thomas.

[root@localhost marsik]# urpmi --debug ntfs-3g-devel
getting lock on urpmi
parsing: /etc/urpmi/mediacfg.d/Official-6-x86_64
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/Core Release/synthesis.hdlist.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/Core Updates/synthesis.hdlist.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/Nonfree Release/synthesis.hdlist.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/Nonfree Updates/synthesis.hdlist.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/Core 32bit Release/synthesis.hdlist.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/Core 32bit Updates/synthesis.hdlist.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/Nonfree 32bit Release/synthesis.hdlist.cz]
examining synthesis file [/var/lib/urpmi/Nonfree 32bit Updates/synthesis.hdlist.cz]
getting exclusive lock on rpm
search_packages: found ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64 matching ntfs-3g-devel
found package(s): ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64
opening rpmdb (root=, write=)
selecting ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64
requiring ntfs-3g[== 2016.2.22] for ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64
chosen ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64 for ntfs-3g[== 2016.2.22]
the more recent ntfs-3g-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64 is installed, but does not provide ntfs-3g[== 2016.2.22] whereas ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64 does
selecting ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64
unselecting ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64
unselecting ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64
installed package lib64ntfs-3g88-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64 is conflicting with ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64 (Conflicts: ntfs-3g[< 2017.3.23-2])
set_rejected: lib64ntfs-3g88-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64
installed ntfs-3g-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64 is conflicting because of unsatisfied libntfs-3g.so.88()(64bit)
set_rejected: ntfs-3g-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64
installed udisks2-2.1.8-2.mga6.x86_64 is conflicting because of unsatisfied ntfsprogs
promoting ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64 because of conflict above
not selecting ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64 since the more recent ntfs-3g-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64 is installed
The following package cannot be installed because it depends on packages
that are older than the installed ones:
ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6
Continue installation anyway? (Y/n)

Created attachment 10223 [details]
ntfs-3g and ntfs-3g-devel packages in repository

ntfs-3g and ntfs-3g-devel packages in repository

For David Walser...

Here is a more detailed with cleaning of mirrors. Connecting native mirrors from France. Let me know what result you get when you install ntfs-3g-devel, if you have time? Thanks in advance.

Step-1...
[root@localhost marsik]# urpmi.removemedia -a
removing medium "Core Release"
removing medium "Core Release Debug"
removing medium "Core Updates"
removing medium "Core Updates Debug"
removing medium "Core Updates Testing"
removing medium "Core Updates Testing Debug"
removing medium "Core Backports"
removing medium "Core Backports Debug"
removing medium "Core Backports Testing"
removing medium "Core Backports Testing Debug"
removing medium "Nonfree Release"
removing medium "Nonfree Release Debug"
removing medium "Nonfree Updates"
removing medium "Nonfree Updates Debug"
removing medium "Nonfree Updates Testing"
removing medium "Nonfree Updates Testing Debug"
removing medium "Nonfree Backports"
removing medium "Nonfree Backports Debug"
removing medium "Nonfree Backports Testing"
removing medium "Nonfree Backports Testing Debug"
removing medium "Tainted Release"
removing medium "Tainted Release Debug"
removing medium "Tainted Updates"
removing medium "Tainted Updates Debug"
removing medium "Tainted Updates Testing"
removing medium "Tainted Updates Testing Debug"
removing medium "Tainted Backports"
removing medium "Tainted Backports Debug"
removing medium "Tainted Backports Testing"
removing medium "Tainted Backports Testing Debug"
removing medium "Core 32bit Release"
removing medium "Core 32bit Updates"
removing medium "Core 32bit Updates Testing"
removing medium "Core 32bit Backports"
removing medium "Core 32bit Backports Testing"
removing medium "Nonfree 32bit Release"
removing medium "Nonfree 32bit Updates"
removing medium "Nonfree 32bit Updates Testing"
removing medium "Nonfree 32bit Backports"
removing medium "Nonfree 32bit Backports Testing"
removing medium "Tainted 32bit Release"
removing medium "Tainted 32bit Updates"
removing medium "Tainted 32bit Updates Testing"
removing medium "Tainted 32bit Backports"
removing medium "Tainted 32bit Backports Testing"

Step-2...
[root@localhost marsik]# urpmi.addmedia --distrib http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/x86_64
adding medium "Core Release"
adding medium "Core Release Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core Updates"
adding medium "Core Updates Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core Updates Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core Updates Testing Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core Backports" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core Backports Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core Backports Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core Backports Testing Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree Release"
adding medium "Nonfree Release Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree Updates"
adding medium "Nonfree Updates Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree Updates Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree Updates Testing Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree Backports" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree Backports Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree Backports Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree Backports Testing Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Release" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Release Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Updates" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Updates Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Updates Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Updates Testing Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Backports" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Backports Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Backports Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted Backports Testing Debug" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core 32bit Release"
adding medium "Core 32bit Updates"
adding medium "Core 32bit Updates Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core 32bit Backports" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Core 32bit Backports Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree 32bit Release"
adding medium "Nonfree 32bit Updates"
adding medium "Nonfree 32bit Updates Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree 32bit Backports" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Nonfree 32bit Backports Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted 32bit Release" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted 32bit Updates" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted 32bit Updates Testing" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted 32bit Backports" (ignored by default)
adding medium "Tainted 32bit Backports Testing" (ignored by default)
    http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/x86_64/media/core/release/media_info/20170714-192548-synthesis.hdlist.cz
    http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/x86_64/media/core/updates/media_info/20180604-145004-synthesis.hdlist.cz    
    http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/x86_64/media/nonfree/release/media_info/20170714-184104-synthesis.hdlist.cz 
    http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/x86_64/media/nonfree/updates/media_info/20180529-192422-synthesis.hdlist.cz 
    http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/i586/media/core/release/media_info/20170714-192023-synthesis.hdlist.cz      
    http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/i586/media/core/updates/media_info/20180604-144617-synthesis.hdlist.cz      
    http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/i586/media/nonfree/release/media_info/20170714-184101-synthesis.hdlist.cz   
    http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/6/i586/media/nonfree/updates/media_info/20180529-192421-synthesis.hdlist.cz   

Step-3...
[root@localhost marsik]# urpmi --auto --auto-update
medium "Core Release" is up-to-date
medium "Core Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Release" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Core 32bit Release" is up-to-date
medium "Core 32bit Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree 32bit Release" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree 32bit Updates" is up-to-date
Packages are up to date

Step-4...
[root@localhost marsik]# urpmi ntfs-3g
Package ntfs-3g-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64 is already installed

Step-5...
[root@localhost marsik]# urpmi --auto ntfs-3g-devel
The following package cannot be installed because it depends on packages
that are older than the installed ones:
ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6
A requested package cannot be installed:
ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64 (in order to keep ntfs-3g-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64)
The following packages have to be removed for others to be upgraded:
lib64ntfs-3g88-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64
 (due to conflicts with ntfs-3g[< 2017.3.23-2])
ntfs-3g-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64
 (due to missing libntfs-3g.so.88()(64bit))
While some packages may have been installed, there were failures.
The following package cannot be installed because it depends on packages
that are older than the installed ones:
ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6
A requested package cannot be installed:
ntfs-3g-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64 (in order to keep ntfs-3g-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64)

I don't have a Mageia 6 installation to test it.  Why is RPM not seeing that lib64ntfs-3g-devel provides/obsoletes ntfs-3g-devel?  That is a mystery.

Does "urpmq --whatprovides ntfs-3g-devel" show lib64ntfs-3g-devel?

It tries to install pkg called ntfs-3g-devel from Core and not lib64ntfs-3g-devel providing ntfs-3g-devel for Core Updates.

Probably a feature (bug) of urpmi when 'real pkg' is in Core and other pkg providing the same is available in Updates. 

'urpmi ntfs-3g-devel --media Updates' works.

CC: (none) => jani.valimaa

Hopefully Thierry has an idea of what to do about this.

CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud

Here, when looking for ntfs-3g-devel libntfs-3g-devel, _search_packages() will return the same pkgs set in both cases.
eg on x86_64:

ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64
lib64ntfs-3g-devel-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64
ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.i586
libntfs-3g-devel-2017.3.23-3.mga6.i586

Then _search_packages_keep_best() will:
1) only keep those having the best arch:
   ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64
   lib64ntfs-3g-devel-2017.3.23-3.mga6.x86_64
2) if one pkg has the exact name, only keep it

Thus when removing the "lib" prefix, the search will only return:
ntfs-3g-devel-2016.2.22-4.mga6.x86_64

when trying to install "foobar", URPM first look for a packages named "foobar", then if not found, look for a package providing it.

OK, so how do we fix this then?  We want lib64ntfs-3g-devel to replace ntfs-3g-devel.

This should still works.
Here, this happens as one manually ask for the old name.

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Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => ouaurelien
Resolution: (none) => OLD