Description of Problem: install of gnucash fails with core dump How Reproducible: $>rpm -Uvh gnucash* fails with seg fault reproducable. constantly $>rpm --rebuild xisp.src.rpm fails miserably, with message, "must be source rpm" $>rpm -i xisp.src.rpm install xisp source into /usr/src/redhat after making this directory $>rpm -ba xisp.spec fails with message of supported options, same as issuing rpm --help Steps to Reproduce: Actual Results: Expected Results: should install or rebuild rpms.. Additional Information: this is a clean fresh install of RH 7.1 on an AMD 1.2GigHz T-bird with 1/2 gig of ram and 1/2 gig of swap space
oh, funny thing is that gnorpm seems to work just fine.. to bad I can't build rpms using that
This is almost certainly a data problem in your database. Try installing rpm-4.0.3-0.57 from Raw Hide or from ftp://ftp.rpm.org/pub/rpm/test-4.0.3 Then (I claim) a "rpm --rebuilddb" should fix your problem. Finally, you'll need to decide which version of rpm you wish to use. If rpm-4.0.2, then reinstall rpm-4.0.2 (but you may see the problem reoccur). If rpm-4.0.3, then install Raw Hide packages for gnorpm, kpackage, rpmfind, and rpm2html from Raw Hide as well. If the "rpm --rebuilddb" with rpm-4.0.3 doesn't fix your problem, then please reopen this bug, and attach a pointer (i.e. url, bugzilla attachments won't work) to a copy of your database cd /var/lib tar czvf /tmp/rpmdb.tar.gz and I'll get you a fix.
I endedup up using the --oldpackage and 'downgrading to RH7.0" which also segfaults. Then I went in with the RH cdrom and took 7.1 and did and 'upgrade' and upgraded gnorpm, which seems to have upgraded rpm as well adn now rpm is behaving better.