Description of problem: Yum cannot download metadata when there only exists an IPv6 address for a DNS server in /etc/resolv.conf Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): yum-3.2.25-12.fc13.noarch python-pycurl-7.19.0-4.fc12.x86_64 Steps to Reproduce: 1. Remove IPv4 DNS server address from /etc/resolv.conf 2. Add valid IPv6 DNS server address to /etc/resolv.conf 3. Run yum upgrade or suchlike Actual results: root@hostname:~# yum install somepackage Loaded plugins: download-order, presto, refresh-packagekit http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/distributions/rpmfusion/free/fedora/development/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 6 - "" Trying other mirror. http://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/rpmfusion/free/fedora/development/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 6 - "" Trying other mirror. i.e. pycurl bales out for some reason. Expected results: Normal DNS resolution from yum, & by extension, from python-pycurl as well. Additional info: This may be either a yum-specific or a pycurl-specific problem.
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 13 development cycle. Changing version to '13'. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
Same goes for a repo that has a DNS name that only resolves to a IPv6 address. Same error as above.
Reassigning to curl since pycurl is just a wrapper.
This was already fixed in curl-7.20.1-1.fc13. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 548269 ***