Description of problem: KPackageKit just started getting the following backtrace when updating metadata: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/PackageKit/helpers/yum/yumBackend.py", line 1411, in refresh_cache self.yumbase.repos.populateSack(which=[repo.id], mdtype='metadata', cacheonly=1) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/repos.py", line 260, in populateSack sack.populate(repo, mdtype, callback, cacheonly) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 162, in populate if self._check_db_version(repo, mydbtype): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 220, in _check_db_version return repo._check_db_version(mdtype) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1178, in _check_db_version repoXML = self.repoXML File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1342, in repoXML = property(fget=lambda self: self._getRepoXML(), File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1334, in _getRepoXML self._loadRepoXML(text=self) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1324, in _loadRepoXML return self._groupLoadRepoXML(text, ["primary"]) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1307, in _groupLoadRepoXML if self._commonLoadRepoXML(text): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1171, in _commonLoadRepoXML if not self._groupCheckDataMDNewer(): File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 1052, in _groupCheckDataMDNewer old_repo_XML.timestamp > self.repoXML.timestamp): AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'timestamp' Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kpackagekit-0.4.2-0.fc11.x86_64
Looks like this is an issue with the underlying PackageKit. Reassigning there. -- Steven M. Parrish - KDE Triage Master - PackageKit Triager Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers
It's a backtrace from deep in the internals of yum. Reassigning once more.
Can anyone make this happen on yum from rawhide?
To trigger it you want a repomd.xml file in the repo. cache ... which doesn't parse. Not sure how the hell this happens, but we probably shouldn't die. Fix posted for approval upstream.
yum-3.2.24-2.fc11 has been pushed to the Fedora 11 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
yum-3.2.24-2.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/yum-3.2.24-2.fc10
yum-3.2.24-2.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.