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Description of problem: This is a regression introduced in RHEL-6.9. Previously createrepo was not crashing. # createrepo --compress-type foo . Compression foo not available: Please choose from: gz, bz2 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/createrepo/genpkgmetadata.py", line 307, in <module> main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/share/createrepo/genpkgmetadata.py", line 287, in main tmp = os.path.join(conf.outputdir, conf.tempdir) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/posixpath.py", line 67, in join elif path == '' or path.endswith('/'): AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'endswith' It was introduced by the following change: * Fri Nov 04 2016 Valentina Mukhamedzhanova <vmukhame@redhat.com> - 0.9.9-26 - Fix temporary files cleanup. - Resolves: bug#1297642 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: see above Actual results: traceback Expected results: previously the default compress type was used (discussed in bug 886589 closed as WONTFIX)
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:1931