+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1033776 +++

Description of problem:

Custom repositories do not seem to publish properly, and thus the content is not available to clients.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
pulp-server-2.3.0-0.37.beta.el6sat.noarch

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.   Create a new custom repo
2.   Upload a package to it from the cli
3.   Assign a system to the custom product and try to install the pushed rpm

Actual results:
From client repository shows that it contains no packages, system cannot install package.

Expected results:
Client sees package, can install it.

Additional info:
Error seen in /var/log/pulp/pulp.log:

2013-11-22 15:37:39,303 pulp.plugins.pulp_rpm.yum_plugin.metadata:ERROR: Error performing final move, could be missing pkg metadata files


This is actually masking another error, and after some debugging:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/pulp_rpm/yum_plugin/metadata.py", line 851, in final_repodata_move
    mdgen.doRepoMetadata()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/createrepo/__init__.py", line 955, in doRepoMetadata
    data = misc.Checksums([sumtype])
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/misc.py", line 245, in __init__
    raise MiscError, 'Error Checksumming, bad checksum type %s' % sumtype
MiscError: Error Checksumming, bad checksum type None

--- Additional comment from Justin Sherrill on 2013-11-22 15:59:06 EST ---

I did confirm that if the repo is ever synced with an external repo the issue does not occur.