Bug 241567 – RPM packages header bug

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Bug 241567 - RPM packages header bug

Summary:	RPM packages header bug

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	None

Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	rpmdb-redhat (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6
Hardware:	All Linux

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Assigned To:	David Cantrell
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Reported:	2007-05-28 03:56 EDT by Felix Luk
Modified:	2013-01-09 20:38 EST (History)
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Last Closed:	2007-06-27 08:57:08 EDT
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Description Felix Luk 2007-05-28 03:56:56 EDT

Description of problem: When I run 'yum update' I get a list of dependency errors

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


How reproducible: Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Run 'yum update'
2. Errors appear
3.
  
Actual results: Errors appear

Error: Missing Dependency: gnome-python2 = 2.16.0-1.fc6 is needed by package
gnome-python2-gnomevfs
Error: Missing Dependency: gnome-python2-extras = 2.14.2-4.fc6 is needed by
package gnome-python2-libegg
Error: Missing Dependency: gnome-python2 = 2.16.0-1.fc6 is needed by package
gnome-python2-canvas
Error: Missing Dependency: gnome-python2 = 2.16.0-1.fc6 is needed by package
gnome-python2-bonobo
Error: Missing Dependency: yum = 3.0-6 is needed by package yum-updatesd

However when I search for the required packages (gnome-python2-2.16.0-1.fc6 and
yum-3.06) are installed on my computer. I think this is a bug with rpm package
headers but I could not find the "Fedora infrastructure" area to report.

Expected results: Update successful


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Comment 1 Jesse Keating 2007-05-29 06:48:05 EDT

Is this an x86_64 machine?  Can you do "rpm -q gnome-python2.i386" and "rpm -q
gnome-python2.x86_64" ?

Comment 2 Felix Luk 2007-05-30 04:00:48 EDT

Yes, this is an AMD Athlon box, but I am running ia32 FC6 only.

The reply for "rpm -q gnome-python2.i386":
gnome-python2-2.16.0-1.fc6

The reply for "rpm -q gnome-python2.x86_64" is nothing

Comment 3 Jesse Keating 2007-05-30 09:07:21 EDT

Ok, so this isn't a multilib issue.  I'll look into this when I get into the office.

Comment 4 Jeff Johnson 2007-06-06 01:00:41 EDT

You can verify dependency closure (presumably what you mean
by rpm package headers) i.e. that all headers necessary to satisfy
dependencies are installed, by
    rpm -Va --nofiles

Comment 5 Felix Luk 2007-06-06 08:22:06 EDT

Okay, I have tried something else. Here's the output

-----------------------------------------------------
yum update yum
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Update Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for yum to pack into transaction set.
yum-3.0.6-1.fc6.noarch.rp 100% |=========================|  32 kB    00:00     
---> Package yum.noarch 0:3.0.6-1.fc6 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: yum = 3.0-6 for package: yum-updatesd
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: yum = 3.0-6 is needed by package yum-updatesd
-----------------------------------------------------

When I tried updating yum the program won't let me because it thinks the *older*
package is required by another program.

It seems like the headers are a bit messed up

Comment 6 Jesse Keating 2007-06-06 11:19:26 EDT

What repo are you using, and what yum and yum-updatesd do you have installed?

Comment 7 Felix Luk 2007-06-11 08:34:26 EDT

Okay, I solved my problem. It turns out that there are two packages are both
installed, one older and one newer. Once I erased the newer version the system
updated correctly.

-----------------------------------------------
---> Package gnome-python2-bonobo.i386 0:2.16.2-2.fc6 set to be erased
---> Package gnome-python2-gnomevfs.i386 0:2.16.2-2.fc6 set to be erased
---> Package gnome-python2-libegg.i386 0:2.14.2-9.fc6 set to be erased
---> Package gnome-python2-canvas.i386 0:2.16.2-2.fc6 set to be erased
-----------------------------------------------

It's rather strange how that might happened.

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