Bug 2165151

Summary: rxvt-unicode-9.30-2 RPM on Epel7 repository is an invalid RPM
Product: [Fedora] Fedora EPEL Reporter: ix <xpeed.rc>
Component: rxvt-unicodeAssignee: Carl George 🎩 <carl>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: epel7CC: amurdaca, andreas.bierfert, carl, dcantrell, rharwood
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: rxvt-unicode-9.31-1.el7 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Last Closed: 2023-10-08 00:34:38 UTC Type: Bug
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Description ix 2023-01-27 21:57:15 UTC
Description of problem:

The RPM package for rxvt-unicode-9.30-2 on EPEL7 repository is an invalid RPM file and when installed no binary of rxvt-unicode is created on the OS.

RPM located at: http://mirror.coastal.edu/epel/7/x86_64/Packages/r/rxvt-unicode-9.30-2.el7.x86_64.rpm

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

9.30-2.el7

How reproducible:

Install rxvt-unicode binary from epel repository and no actual rxvt-unicode binary is installed

Steps to Reproduce:
1. yum install rxvt-unicode
2. or download the direct rpm at http://mirror.coastal.edu/epel/7/x86_64/Packages/r/rxvt-unicode-9.30-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
3.

Actual results:

The rpm file does not contain files and the only content is the text description of the RPM:

-------- snipet ----
Name        : rxvt-unicode
Version     : 9.30
Release     : 2.el7
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: (not installed)
Group       : User Interface/X
Size        : 0
License     : GPLv3
Signature   : RSA/SHA256, Fri 16 Dec 2022 04:16:32 PM -05, Key ID 6a2faea2352c64e5
Source RPM  : rxvt-unicode-9.30-2.el7.src.rpm
Build Date  : Fri 16 Dec 2022 04:10:19 PM -05
Build Host  : buildvm-x86-31.iad2.fedoraproject.org
Relocations : (not relocatable)
Packager    : Fedora Project
Vendor      : Fedora Project
URL         : http://software.schmorp.de/
Bug URL     : https://bugz.fedoraproject.org/rxvt-unicode
Summary     : Terminfo files for Unicode version of rxvt
Description :
rxvt-unicode is a clone of the well known terminal emulator rxvt, modified to
store text in Unicode (either UCS-2 or UCS-4) and to use locale-correct input
and output. It also supports mixing multiple fonts at the same time, including
Xft fonts.
* Fri Dec 16 2022 Robbie Harwood <rharwood> - 9.30-2
- Bump spec due to bodhi failures
------ snipet -----------


(contains no files)



Expected results:

That the actual rxvt-unicode rpm file contained the urxvt binary.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Robbie Harwood 2023-02-01 16:59:05 UTC
Note that an empty rpm file is not invalid.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2160952 ***

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2023-09-29 20:09:21 UTC
FEDORA-EPEL-2023-a99c56df6a has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 7. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-a99c56df6a

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2023-09-30 03:42:11 UTC
FEDORA-EPEL-2023-a99c56df6a has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 testing repository.

You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2023-a99c56df6a

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2023-10-08 00:34:38 UTC
FEDORA-EPEL-2023-a99c56df6a has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.