rpm dependencies

[skypilot49ul]

dependencies:
While installing an rpm I got dependency error so I downloaded the dependency file ,but that file also has a dependency ,so my question is ,what comes first the main program that is being installed or the dependencies,and how is that accomplished ?
ps .using shell command

[Hayl]

if A depends on B then you have to intall B first.

therefore if B depends on C then C has to be installed before B and then B and then A.

i don't use rpm but i think it is:

rpm -i package_name.rpm

[rid3r]

try to install whatever libraries your program requires first, then the program itself. Use the --nodeps flag if needed. For example:
rpm -ivh your_prog.rpm
if it gives you an error:
"failed dependencies: lib.whatever.so.2"
go to http://rpmfind.net, search lib.whatever.so.2 if needed, install it:
rpm -ivh --nodeps lib.whatever.so.2
man rpm will give you the other options (--force for example).

[skypilot49ul]

Thanks for the help[