Description of problem: getCanonX86_64Arch in arch.py needs to be fixed, or removed: rhpl.arch.canonArch is set to ia32e for systems using Intel EM64T CPUs, and x86_64 for systems using AMD 64 CPUs. A mismatched CPU vendor id in getCanonX86_64Arch is preventing canonArch from being set to amd64 for systems using AMD 64 CPUs. getCanonX86_64Arch is checking the CPU vendor id for the string "Authentic AMD". All of our AMD 64 processors have a vendor id of "AuthenticAMD" (no spaces included). This bug has actually made things work PROPERLY for the systems using AMD CPUs where code is failing on Intel EM64T based systems. anaconda checks to see if canonArch is x86_64 when setting the transaction color in packages.py and whiteout.py, but never checks for amd64 or ia32e. anaconda also uses the value of canonArch when creating /etc/rpm/platform in iutil.py. According to Bug 165710, rpm does not support the architecture name ia32e. Since they only have macros defined for x86_64, I suspect they would say the same about the amd64 architecture name. Since the use of the amd64 and ia32e architecture names appears to have been decpricated in other packages, you may find it more appropriate to simply return x86_64 from getCanonArch, and skip the vendor id checks alltogether. If you choose to continue using amd64 and ia32e architecture names, please map them back to x86_64 before writing /etc/rpm/platform, and check for the names before setting transaction colors mentioned above. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): All (current) How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install RHEL 4 u4 on an AMD 64 system 2. cat /etc/rpm/platform 3. Install RHEL 4 u4 on an Intel EM64T system 4. cat /etc/rpm/platform Actual results: On the AMD 64 system, platform contains "x86_64-redhat-linux" On the Intel EM64T system, platform contains "ia32e-redhat-linux" Expected results: /etc/rpm/platform should contain the string "x86_64-redhat-linux" on both AMD 64 and Intel EM64T systems. Additional info:
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