rpm dependencies, forcing, etc

[ncux]

Kinda of a trivial question here..

if when using Mandrake Update, and in process of installing a package i get a "blah blah required" and options force or quit.

does choosing FORCE install the package as if the requirements was already there (and i just install the requirement later+prior to using the desired package), or is that FORCE option only meant to preserve other jobs waiting in the installation que, and i will have to lateron install the requirement and Re-iunstall the original desired package over again?

[drmbb]

FORCE will install the package, ignoring any dependancies not found. If you then later install the required dependancies, the original package should work correctly, at least in my experience.

Example - openmotif static requires the development package as well, and vice versa, but as long as you install both, then openmotif will work (similarly, installing libwfm (i.e. libXG) requires freetype1, but the order of install doesn't matter, just as long as both are installed).