Description of problem:
$ createrepo files-yum
Directory must exist
$

$ ls -ld files-yum
drwxr-xr-x 3 robert users 4096 Jun 28 14:15 files-yum
$

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
createrepo-0.4.4-1

How reproducible:
Everytime, see above.

Actual results:
createrepo always tells "Directory must exist"

Expected results:
Working like in 0.4.3-5.1 for example...

Additional info:
[23:42:03] < rsc> skvidal: is it normal, "createrepo foo" is looking/expecting 
"foo/foo" as directory?
[23:46:39] < skvidal> rsc: what?
[23:48:12] < rsc> skvidal: entering "createrepo myrpms-directory" is looking for 
"createrepo myrpms-directory/myrpms-directory"
[23:48:45] < skvidal> where did you get this createrepo?
[23:49:09] < skvidal> if I run:
[23:49:13] < rsc> Rawhide.
[23:49:16] < skvidal>  createrepo foo
[23:49:17] < skvidal> Directory must exist
[23:49:19] < skvidal> that's what I get
[23:49:22] < skvidal> if I mkdir foo
[23:49:32] < skvidal> and run it again
[23:49:37] < skvidal> Saving Primary metadata
[23:49:37] < skvidal> Saving file lists metadata
[23:49:37] < skvidal> Saving other metadata
[23:49:46] < skvidal> where do you see it looking for something else/
[23:50:23] < skvidal> in short - how can I replicate this error?
[23:51:30] < rsc> $ createrepo files-yum -> Directory must exist -> ls -ld 
files-yum -> drwxr-xr-x 3 robert users 4096 Jun 28 14:15 files-yum
[23:51:57] < skvidal> is files-yum a symlink, by chance?
[23:52:11] < rsc> one of the subdirectories within files-yum, yes.
[23:52:19] < skvidal> the subdir shouldn't matter
[23:53:05] < skvidal> do this for me
[23:53:09] < skvidal> run pwd
[23:53:20] < skvidal> then type: stat `pwd`/files-yum
[23:54:21] < rsc> pwd: /home/robert/web/mirror
[23:54:45] < skvidal> here is the code that outputs the error statement you're 
getting
[23:54:46] < skvidal>     if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(cmds['basedir'], 
directory)):
[23:54:46] < skvidal>         errorprint(_('Directory must exist'))
[23:54:46] < skvidal>         sys.exit(1)
[23:55:15] < rsc>   File: `/home/robert/web/mirror/files-yum' Size: 4096         
   Blocks: 16         IO Block: 4096   directory
[23:55:15] < rsc> Device: 6802h/26626d    Inode: 426103      Links: 3
[23:55:15] < rsc> Access: (0755/drwxr-xr-x)  Uid: (  500/  robert)   Gid: (  
100/   users)
[23:55:15] < rsc> Access: 2006-06-28 23:50:40.000000000 +0200
[23:55:15] < rsc> Modify: 2006-06-28 14:15:13.000000000 +0200
[23:55:15] < rsc> Change: 2006-06-28 14:15:13.000000000 +0200
[23:55:44] < skvidal> rsc: if you make another dir in that dir
[23:55:53] < skvidal> rsc: and run createrepo on it - does it work?
[23:56:17] < rsc> skvidal: can I also run it to empty directories?
[23:56:38] < skvidal> yes
[23:57:14] < rsc> $ createrepo foo -> Directory must exist -> ls -ld foo -> 
drwxr-xr-x 6 robert users 4096 Jun 18 01:31 foo
[23:57:30] < skvidal> and now try the same thing in /tmp
[23:57:42] < rsc> okay.
[23:57:59] * skvidal thinks the path is not resolving itself out
[23:58:07] < rsc> same.
[23:58:42] < skvidal> cd into the dir you want to make into a repo and run 
createrepo .
[23:58:46] < rsc> this works
[23:59:16] < skvidal> something is wrong with os.path.normpath, I bet
[23:59:23] < skvidal> you running python 2.5, now?
[23:59:37] < rsc> no, latest Rawhide.
[00:00:06] < rsc> last time, I run createrepo was 0.4.3-5, maybe I should 
downgrade and retry
[00:00:49] < skvidal> okay
[00:02:28] < rsc> yupp, 0.4.3-5.1 works
[00:02:41] < rsc> 1/1 - rpm-4.4.6-1.i386.rpm
[00:02:41] < rsc> Saving Primary metadata
[00:02:41] < rsc> Saving file lists metadata
[00:02:41] < rsc> Saving other metadata
[00:02:45] < skvidal> okay
[00:02:50] < skvidal> go ahead and file the bug, I'll look at it
[00:03:11] < rsc> okay. Thanks for having the time