Bug 53272

Summary: Attempt to relocate package fails
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: James Bottomley <james.bottomley>
Component: rpmAssignee: Jeff Johnson <jbj>
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Description James Bottomley 2001-09-05 22:25:32 UTC 
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Description of problem:
trying to install a relocatable package (in this case
xmmsskins-1.0-5.noarch.rpm from the powertools CD) dies.  This is the
output:

root@hobholes# mkdir /opt/xmms
root@hobholes# rpm -i --relocate /usr=/opt/xmms xmmsskins-1.0-5.noarch.rpm 
error: can't unlink /optxmms-RPMDELETE: Is a directory
error: can't rename /optxmms to /optxmms-RPMDELETE: Is a directory
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /optxmms: cpio: unlink failed -
Is a directory
root@hobholes# 

This has happened to all packages I've tried to relocate (including 

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
rpm -i --relocate /usr=/opt/xmms xmmsskins-1.0-5.noarch.rpm 
	

Actual Results:  error: can't unlink /optxmms-RPMDELETE: Is a directory
error: can't rename /optxmms to /optxmms-RPMDELETE: Is a directory
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /optxmms: cpio: unlink failed -
Is a directory


Expected Results:  Package should install in relocated location

Additional info:

rpm -v is 4.0.2 (the standard rpm on RedHat 7.1).  This problem doesn't
occur with rpm 4.0 which is standard on RedHat 7.0

This is a high priority for us because we advertise our rpm packaged
products as relocatable and this bug means that they cannot be relocated on
RH 7.1
Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 2001-09-06 12:30:02 UTC 
Yup, broken in rpm-4.0.2, fixed in rpm-4.0.3-0.6 (and later).

Try installing latest rpm-4.0.3 packages from Raw Hide.