Description of problem:
'software updater' fails to load successfully
i updated a few packages today (no kernal upgrades)

Note that 'Add/remove Software' (software manager) also fails


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


How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. follow menu items, from gnome desktop, 'Applications' then 'System Tools' and
choose item 'Software Updater'
  
the same error occurs when running yum and yumex


crash dump follows for software updater:
Component: Software Updater
Summary: TB8a9160cb comps.py:143:parse_package_list:CompsException

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 573, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 569, in main
    pup.run()
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 415, in run
    self.doRefresh()
  File "/usr/sbin/pup", line 193, in doRefresh
    self.reposSetup(pbar)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pirut/__init__.py", line 153, in reposSetup
    self.doGroupSetup()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 408, in doGroupSetup
    self.comps.add(groupfile)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 339, in add
    group = Group(elem)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 57, in __init__
    self.parse(elem)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 133, in parse
    self.parse_package_list(child)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 143, in
parse_package_list
    raise CompsException
CompsException

Local variables in innermost frame:
genre: optinoal
self: Graphics
package: digikam
packagelist_elem: <Element 'packagelist' at 0x91c9fe0>
child: <Element 'packagereq' at 0x91c9ed8>


crash dump follows for 'Add/remove Software' (software manager):
Component: Software Manager
Summary: TB8a9160cb comps.py:143:parse_package_list:CompsException

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 445, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 441, in main
    pm.run()
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 350, in run
    self.doRefresh()
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 365, in doRefresh
    self.reposSetup(pbar)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pirut/__init__.py", line 153, in reposSetup
    self.doGroupSetup()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 408, in doGroupSetup
    self.comps.add(groupfile)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 339, in add
    group = Group(elem)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 57, in __init__
    self.parse(elem)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 133, in parse
    self.parse_package_list(child)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/comps.py", line 143, in
parse_package_list
    raise CompsException
CompsException

Local variables in innermost frame:
genre: optinoal
self: Graphics
package: digikam
packagelist_elem: <Element 'packagelist' at 0x93f5080>
child: <Element 'packagereq' at 0x93d5f98>