Description of problem: Updating my Rawhide machine today: Upgraded: R.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-core.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-core-devel.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-devel.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-java.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-java-devel.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 libRmath.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 libRmath-devel.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 rpy.x86_64 2.5.6-2.fc23 local: '/var/lib/dnf/plugins/local' is not a directory Configuration file '/usr/lib64/R/etc/Makeconf' Your choice: What does that mean? My choice of what? What are the options I am choosing between? What is the prompt looking for? A number? A letter? One out of a possible set of options that it isn't bothering to show me? Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): dnf-0.6.4-2.fc23.noarch How reproducible: Have not tried to reproduce. Steps to Reproduce: 1. dnf upgrade R (today, anyway) 2. 3. Actual results: A mysterious prompt with no context to decipher what it means or what responses are valid. Expected results: At the very least, something like: "Your choice (press H for help):", or some way of finding out what the options are. Additional info:
Hello, thank you for the report. The prompt comes from "rpmconf" that is called by DNF's "rpmconf" community plugin (a package "python3-dnf-plugins-extras-rpmconf"). The issue seems weird. Looking at the source code of "rpmconf" both lines "Configuration file '/usr/lib64/R/etc/Makeconf'" and "Your choice:" are printed using "print()" as well as the text that enumerates the options and that should be displayed between these two lines. It doesn't seem that DNF or even the plugin does somehow affect rpmconf's machinery. So, if there is a bug somewhere, I believe that it must be in "rpmconf". Anyway, if I upgrade "R", I see: Upgraded: R.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-core.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-core-devel.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-devel.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-java.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 R-java-devel.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 libRmath.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 libRmath-devel.x86_64 3.1.3-1.fc23 local: '/var/lib/dnf/plugins/local' is not a directory snapper: connect to snapperd failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory Configuration file '/usr/lib64/R/etc/Makeconf' -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8008 Mar 12 23:57 /usr/lib64/R/etc/Makeconf.rpmsave -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8541 Mar 13 00:00 /usr/lib64/R/etc/Makeconf ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version. ==> Maintainer forced upgrade. Your old version has been backed up. What would you like to do about it? Your options are: Y or I : install (keep) the package maintainer's version N or O : return back to your original file D : show the differences between the versions M : merge configuration files Z : background this process to examine the situation S : skip this file The default action is to keep package maintainer's version. *** aliases (Y/I/N/O/M/D/Z/S) [default=Y] ? Your choice: I'm not able to get the same output as you got. So, can you tell us how did you run the update? Did you redirect any standard stream? Did you use ssh or something similar? Do you have any idea of what could cause the gap in the standard output on your machine?
To the maintainers of mock: Here you can find how the "rpmconf" plugin calls "rpmconf": https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf-plugins-extras/blob/master/plugins/rpm_conf.py#L46
Jerry, can you please post output of: ls -l /usr/lib64/R/etc/Makeconf*
Additionally: Is your output/input redirected or is it normal console? I can not reproduce it. And reading through the code I find no flaws neither.
No response since #3. Please reopen if you have more data.