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Description of problem:
I'm trying to get a desktop kickstart file up and running for FC4, but the installer kept crashing after "Reading Package Information" (complete error below). After testing, it appears that this occurs whenever the kickstart file specifies a specific package -not- to install (which, for example, the generated anaconda-ks.cfg from my manual install included).

File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1160 in ?
  intf.run(id, dispatch)
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/gui.py", line 770, in run
  self.icw.run(self.runres)
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/gui.py", line 1325, in run
  self.setup_window(runres)
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/gui.py", line 1314, in setup_window
  self.setScreen()
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/gui.py", line 1149, in setScreen
  (step, args) = self.dispatch.currentStep()
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 279, in currentStep
  self.gotoNext()
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 174, in gotoNext
  self.moveStep()
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 242, in moveStep
  rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/packages.py", line 207, in readPackages
  id.instClass.setGroupSelection(grpset, intf)
File "/usr/bin/anaconda/kickstart.py", line 1559, in setGroupSelection
  pkgs = grpset.hdrlist.pkgnames[name]
KeyError: "

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a kickstart file with the following %packages section

%packages
@ office
@ engineering-and-scientific
@ editors
@ emacs
@ gnome-software-development
@ text-internet
@ x-software-development
@ gnome-desktop
@ authoring-and-publishing
@ games
@ emacs
@ base-x
@ graphics
@ printing
@ admin-tools
@ development-tools
@ sound-and-video
@ graphical-internet
-evolution
tetex-xdvi
kernel-smp-devel
kernel-smp
grub
xfig
thunderbird
e2fsprogs
vim-X11
openoffice.org-javafilter
lvm2

2. Install using the kickstart file.
  

Actual Results:  The crash message cited above.

Expected Results:  The system should have installed without the evolution package.

Additional info:

The entire anaconda-generated kickstart from my manual install will be attached, it crashes unless all the package exclusion lines are removed from the kickstart file.

I can work around this for now by placing suitable "rpm -e package" commands in %post, but it's a waste of my time and bandwidth.