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mock --dnf -r rhelbeta-8-x86_64 rebuild <any package>.src.rpm
...
Error: transaction check vs depsolve:
(annobin if gcc) is needed by redhat-rpm-config-115-1.el8.noarch
rpmlib(RichDependencies) <= 4.12.0-1 is needed by redhat-rpm-config-115-1.el8.noarch
To diagnose the problem, try running: 'rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest'.
You probably have corrupted RPMDB, running 'rpm --rebuilddb' might fix the issue.

The problem is not a corrupted rpm db, but the requirement of rpmlib <= 4.12.0-1, which is not part of RHEL8 beta. As a result, nothing can be built.

What are your mock, rpm, and dnf package versions?  Thanks.

The host system is SL 7.6, so mock-1.4.13-1, rpm-4.11.3-35 and dnf-2.7.5-19. The error, however, occurs inside the mock build root, which bootstraps with whatever is available at https://downloads.redhat.com/redhat/rhel/rhel-8-beta/baseos/source/ .

> whatever is available at
> https://downloads.redhat.com/redhat/rhel/rhel-8-beta/baseos/source/ .

Sorry, that was a copy/paste error. I meant whatever is available at http://downloads.redhat.com/redhat/rhel/rhel-8-beta/baseos/$basearch/

The rpm in SL 7.6 (whatever that is) is too old to create a mock chroot with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 in it.

See also bug #1536797.

SL is scientific linux, so a debranded RHEL 7.6. For the rest I can confirm that you are right and it's the host rpm causing the problem. This can be worked around with "config_opts['use_bootstrap_container'] = True" in rhelbeta-8-x86_64.cfg.