Description of problem: When trying to install ppc64 crosscompile tools, binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu rpm could not be installed: # dnf install binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu.x86_64 Last metadata expiration check: 0:04:13 ago on Tue Jan 3 15:19:58 2017. Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu x86_64 2.27-3.fc25 fedora 16 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 1 Package Total download size: 16 k Installed size: 0 Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu-2.27-3.fc25.x86_64.rpm 114 kB/s | 16 kB 00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8.8 kB/s | 16 kB 00:01 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Installing : binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu-2.27-3.fc25.x86_64 1/1 Error unpacking rpm package binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu-2.27-3.fc25.x86_64 Error unpacking rpm package binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu-2.27-3.fc25.x86_64 error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/ppc64-linux-gnu: cpio: rename binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu-2.27-3.fc25.x86_64 was supposed to be installed but is not! Verifying : binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu-2.27-3.fc25.x86_64 1/1 Failed: binutils-ppc64-linux-gnu.x86_64 2.27-3.fc25 Complete!
Isn't there a change from a directory to a symlink (or vice versa) in the binary rpm? Then https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Directory_Replacement would contain a solution.
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