diff --git a/src/distromatic.c b/src/distromatic.c
index 1731790..8d77122 100644
--- a/src/distromatic.c
+++ b/src/distromatic.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ handleObsoletedPackages(struct configTag *ct, int archidx)
 		              logmsg(LOG_WARNING,"%s", buf);
 		              break;
 		           }
+		           currheader -> obsoleted = 1;
  	                   currheader = currheader -> nextbrother;
 	                }
 		     } else {
@@ -419,9 +420,7 @@ resolveFirstLevelDependencies(struct configTag *ct, int archidx)
 //	  currheader->require.resolved = malloc(sizeof(struct providedList*)*currheader->requirecount);
 
 	  for (i = 0; i < currheader->requirecount; i++) {
-/*             if (strncmp("a2ps",currheader->name,4) == 0) {
-	        fprintf(stderr,"a2ps:%s\n",currheader->require[i]->name);
-	     }*/
+
              if (!strncmp("executable(",currheader->require[i]->name,11)) {
 	        /* dynamic requirement for executable file */
 /*	        fprintf(stderr,"Warning: skipping unhandled requirement %s for package %s\n",
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ resolveFirstLevelDependencies(struct configTag *ct, int archidx)
 		   // check if require[i]->name requirement is met
 		   scanheader = ct->headerlist[archidx];
 
-	           if ((currheader->require[i]->name)[0] == '/') {
+ 	           if ((currheader->require[i]->name)[0] == '/') {
                       /* requirement is a file, find who provides it */
                       file=findOrCreateFileTreeEntry(&ct->filetree[archidx],currheader->require[i]->name);
                       if (file->numproviders > 0) {
@@ -472,6 +471,20 @@ resolveFirstLevelDependencies(struct configTag *ct, int archidx)
 	                  addWarning(currheader->sourceheader,warning);
 	           }
 		} else { /* provided->numproviders > 0 */
+		     for (j = 0; j < provided->numproviders; j++) {
+                        if (provided->provider[j] && provided->provider[j]->obsoleted) {
+                           snprintf(warning, PATH_MAX, "%s needed by %s(%s,%s) is provided by obsoleted package %s(%s,%s)",
+                                 provided->name,
+                                 currheader->name,
+                                 currheader->arch,
+                                 ct->repository[currheader->altrepository]->tag,
+                                 provided->provider[j]->name,
+                                 provided->provider[j]->arch,
+                                 ct->repository[provided->provider[j]->altrepository]->tag);
+                           fprintf(stderr,"Warning: %s\n",warning);
+                           addWarning(currheader->sourceheader,warning);
+                        }
+                     }
 		   if ((currheader->require[i]->name)[0] == '/') {
 		      /* when there is a Requires: /file/requirement add provide from file tree as well */
                       file=findOrCreateFileTreeEntry(&ct->filetree[archidx],currheader->require[i]->name);
@@ -497,13 +510,13 @@ resolveFirstLevelDependencies(struct configTag *ct, int archidx)
 		      }
                    }
 		}
+
 	        if (provided->numversions > 0) {
 		    if (strcmp(currheader->require[i]->version,"") && 
 		        (currheader->require[i]->flags & (RPMSENSE_LESS|RPMSENSE_GREATER|RPMSENSE_EQUAL))) {
 
 		      found = 0;
 		      for (j = 0; j < provided->numversions; j++) {
-
 			 if (!strcmp(provided->version[j],"")) {
 			    /* provider with no version; assume ok */
 			    found = 1;