CentOS - Feb 2014 - Need help resolving yum update issues on mixed architecture system

I have been using 32-bit CentOS since the 4.X days without a real need for
64-bit, but in preparation for CentOS 7, I have installed 64-bit CentOS 6 on a
test system to qualify all our builds.  However, in order to build some of our
current 32-bit applications, I had to install some i686 packages, including
glib.

Now when I try to do a "yum update" on this test system, I get the
dreaded "Error:  Multilib version problems found." issue.  I have
tried following the instructions from yum (--exclude=glib.i686, yum check, etc.)
to resolve this to no avail.  What is the best way to proceed with the "yum
update" so that all (64-bit and 32-bit) packages are updated?

Thanks,
Alfred

On 2/24/2014 3:18 PM, Alfred von Campe wrote:
> However, in order to build some of our current 32-bit applications, I had
to install some i686 packages, including glib.
how did you do these installs?      I've never had trouble doing it via 
yum, like:   yum install glibc.i686

but then, I've only done this on centos 6

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> What is the best way to proceed with the "yum update" so that all
(64-bit
and 32-bit) packages are updated?

I usually check the dependency error and will install the missing 32bit
package alone ( one time task ), then will try yum update . I think,
rpm/repo compose file decides the dependency 32bit package.

From: Alfred von Campe <alfred at von-campe.com>
> I have been using 32-bit CentOS since the 4.X days without a real need for 
> 64-bit, but in preparation for CentOS 7, I have installed 64-bit CentOS 6
on a
> test system to qualify all our builds.? However, in order to build some of
our
> current 32-bit applications, I had to install some i686 packages, including
> glib.
> 
> Now when I try to do a "yum update" on this test system, I get
the
> dreaded "Error:? Multilib version problems found." issue.? I have
> tried following the instructions from yum (--exclude=glib.i686, yum check,
etc.)
> to resolve this to no avail.? What is the best way to proceed with the
"yum
> update" so that all (64-bit and 32-bit) packages are updated?
Maybe try 'protected_multilib' in yum.conf (see man).

JD