Bug 676045

Summary: file doesn't detect RPM architecture
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Petr Šabata <psabata>
Component: fileAssignee: Jan Kaluža <jkaluza>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: BaseOS QE Security Team <qe-baseos-security>
Severity: low Docs Contact:
Priority: low    
Version: 6.0CC: jkaluza, ksrot, ovasik, pkovar
Target Milestone: rc   
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: file-5.04-8.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Prior to this update, the file utility could have been unable to recognize RPM files for certain supported architectures. This update improves the file type recognition, and the RPM files for all supported architectures are now correctly identified as expected.
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Clone Of: 676041
: 751032 (view as bug list) Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-07-13 08:49:03 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 676041    
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Description Petr Šabata 2011-02-08 17:24:54 UTC 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #676041 +++

Description of problem:
file doesn't detect certain architectures of RPM files, e.g. ppc64 or s390x.

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

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. file foo-1.0-1.ppc64.rpm
  
Actual results:
RPM v3.0 bin

Expected results:
RPM v3.0 bin PowerPC 64
(or similar)

Additional info:
File doesn't recognize RPM arches for ppc64, s390, s390x and possibly others.
Comment 2 Jan Kaluža 2011-02-09 07:35:09 UTC 
Created attachment 477751 [details]
proposed patch
Comment 5 Petr Kovar 2011-06-24 11:43:39 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Prior to this update, the file utility could have been unable to recognize RPM files for certain supported architectures. This update improves the file type recognition, and the RPM files for all supported architectures are now correctly identified as expected.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2011-07-13 08:49:03 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0934.html