Description of problem: rpm -qa --info "any package containing ++ in the name" ex: compat-libstdc++-33- 3.2.3-47.3 fails to return results, however using rpm -qi --info works Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RPM version 4.3.3 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. rpm -qa --info compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Name : compat-libstdc++-33 Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 3.2.3 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 47.3 Build Date: Wed 01 Dec 2004 09:12:34 AM MST Install Date: Tue 16 Aug 2005 10:41:01 PM MST Build Host: tweety.build.redh at.com Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM: compat-gcc-32-3.2.3- 47. 3.src.rpm Size : 733488 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Wed 05 Jan 2005 03:04:31 PM MST, Key ID 219180cddb42a60e Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> URL : http://gcc.gnu.org Summary : Compatibility standard C++ libraries Description : The libstdc++ package contains compatibility standard C++ library from GCC 3.3.4. Name : compat-libstdc++-33 Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 3.2.3 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc. Release : 47.3 Build Date: Wed 01 Dec 2004 09:12:34 AM MST Install Date: Tue 16 Aug 2005 10:41:01 PM MST Build Host: tweety.build.redh at.com Group : System Environment/Libraries Source RPM: compat-gcc-32-3.2.3- 47. 3.src.rpm Size : 733488 License: GPL Signature : DSA/SHA1, Wed 05 Jan 2005 03:04:31 PM MST, Key ID 219180cddb42a60e Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> URL : http://gcc.gnu.org Summary : Compatibility standard C++ libraries Description : The libstdc++ package contains compatibility standard C++ library from GCC 3.3.4. Additional info: This only seems to happen with RPM packages that include a '++' in the name. All other RPM packages work as expected.
What makes you expect -qa to behave like -qi? Arguments to -qa are very different than those to -qi.
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*** Bug 199966 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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