yum-3.1.2-1.fc7

[root@apone x86_64]# yum localinstall xorg-x11-drivers-7.2-4.fc7.x86_64.rpm 
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Local Package Process
Examining xorg-x11-drivers-7.2-4.fc7.x86_64.rpm: xorg-x11-drivers - 7.2-4.fc7.x86_64
Marking xorg-x11-drivers-7.2-4.fc7.x86_64.rpm as an update to xorg-x11-drivers -
7.2-2.fc7.x86_64
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
Checking deps for xorg-x11-drivers.x86_64 0-7.2-2.fc7 - None
Checking deps for xorg-x11-drivers.x86_64 0-7.2-4.fc7 - u
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in <module>
    yummain.main(sys.argv[1:])
  File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 135, in main
    (result, resultmsgs) = base.buildTransaction() 
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 451, in
buildTransaction
    (rescode, restring) = self.resolveDeps()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 1104, in
_resolveDeps
    deps = self._mytsCheck()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 1082, in _mytsCheck
    ret.extend(self._checkUpdate(txmbr))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 1265, in
_checkUpdate
    ret = self._checkInstall(txmbr)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 1234, in
_checkInstall
    dep = self._provideToPkg(req)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 1029, in
_provideToPkg
    for po in self.whatProvides(r, f, v):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line 85, in whatProvides
    pkgs = self.pkgSack.searchProvides(name)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'searchProvides'

Contrast to:

[root@apone x86_64]# yum install xorg-x11-drivers-7.2-4.fc7.x86_64.rpm 
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Examining xorg-x11-drivers-7.2-4.fc7.x86_64.rpm: xorg-x11-drivers - 7.2-4.fc7.x86_64
Marking xorg-x11-drivers-7.2-4.fc7.x86_64.rpm as an update to xorg-x11-drivers -
7.2-2.fc7.x86_64
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
Checking deps for xorg-x11-drivers.x86_64 0-7.2-2.fc7 - None
Checking deps for xorg-x11-drivers.x86_64 0-7.2-4.fc7 - u
--> Processing Dependency: xorg-x11-drv-i810 for package: xorg-x11-drivers
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Running transaction check
Checking deps for xorg-x11-drv-i810.x86_64 0-1.6.5-11.fc7 - u

Dependencies Resolved

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 Package                 Arch       Version          Repository        Size 
=============================================================================
Updating:
 xorg-x11-drivers        x86_64     7.2-4.fc7       
xorg-x11-drivers-7.2-4.fc7.x86_64.rpm   0.0 
Installing for dependencies:
 xorg-x11-drv-i810       x86_64     1.6.5-11.fc7     development       330 k

Transaction Summary
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Install      1 Package(s)         
Update       1 Package(s)         
Remove       0 Package(s)         

Total download size: 330 k