rpm installation made with lsm returns SMX000199 dependency violation

Products

• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation

Issue/Introduction

rpm package installation made with lsm returns an error like 

 

SMX000199 Dependency violation: Product "TEST_PKG" requires product "DEP_PKG" with version = 1.0.0.0 (current version= 1.0.0.1).
Reason:  The version of the available product differs from expected version.
Action:  Provide the correct product version.

 

But rpm package could be installed without error with rpm command.

 

 

Example :

 

- Package TEST_PKG-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm has following dependency :

 

rpm -qp TEST_PKG-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm --requires

 

DEP_PKG = 1.0.0
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
rpmlib(FileDigests) <= 4.6.0-1
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix) <= 4.0-1
rpmlib(PayloadIsXz) <= 5.2-1

 

 

- Installation of package DEP_PKG-1.0.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm gives no problem :

lsm -i DEP_PKG-1.0.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm 
Installation product "DEP_PKG", version "1.0.0.1"
=================================================
Job executed successfully

 

- Installation of package TEST_PKG-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm returns a dependency violation error :

lsm -i TEST_PKG-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm 
SMX000199 Dependency violation: Product "TEST_PKG" requires product "DEP_PKG" with version = 1.0.0.0 (current version= 1.0.0.1).
Reason:  The version of the available product differs from expected version.
Action:  Provide the correct product version.

 

but installation with rpm command gives no error :

rpm -i TEST_PKG-1.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm

Environment

Client Automation on Linux - All Versions

Cause

rpm interprets dependency like

DEP_PKG = 1.0.0
as
DEP_PKG = 1.0.0.*

 

lsm interprets dependency like
DEP_PKG = 1.0.0
as
DEP_PKG = 1.0.0.0

 

It is why installation of DEP_PKG 1.0.0.1 is failing with lsm and not with rpm

Resolution

This behavior has been changed starting lsm version 4.5 Build 45213230

CA Software Management Installer Version 4.5 (Build 45213230, 11/19/21)

Open a case on CA Broadcom Technical Support to request the latest version of CA Software Management Installer