Description of problem: Lack of documentation regarding yum repository enablement prior to downloading kernel-debuginfo. Please consider including additional documentation which will instruct beginners to enable the rhel-debuginfo repository as a prerequisite to installing the required RPMs. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/pdf/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide.pdf How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Follow the instructions in section 2.1.2. Installing Required Kernel Information RPMs 2. 3. Actual results: [root@pprddb ~]# debuginfo-install kernel-2.6.18-164.2.1.el5 Loaded plugins: rhnplugin Could not find debuginfo for main pkg: kernel-2.6.18-164.2.1.el5.x86_64 No debuginfo packages available to install Expected results: Installation of kernel-debuginfo RPM and any dependencies Additional info: Information on an IBM website (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/lnxinfo/v3r0m0/index.jsp?topic=/liaai/systemTap/liaaisystapinstallrhel.htm) directed me to enable the rhel-debuginfo repository via: [root@pprddb ~]# yum --enablerepo=rhel-debuginfo install kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-164.2.1.el5
I am able to replicate this problem on RHEL5.8. However, there shouldn't be a need to explicitly enable the rhel-debuginfo repo according to the man pages. Other systems are able to install the debuginfo without explicit enabling of the *-debuginfo repos.
Does this suggest a RHN or rel-eng problem rather than a stap documentation one?
The debuginfo can be downloaded fine with the following, so it looks like the yum repo information is available (that would be a RHN/rel-eng problem if it didn't work): yum install kernel-debuginfo --enablerepo="*debuginfo*" Suspect the problem is in debuginfo-install. Moving this bug to yum-utils that contains debuginfo-install
debuginfo-install works be finding out the repo. "kernel" comes from (Eg. foo) and looking to enable "foo-debuginfo". Fixing it to enable repo. for specific packages would be an RFE that... This request was evaluated by Red Hat Engineering for inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release. Red Hat does not currently plan to provide this change in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux update release for currently deployed products. With the goal of minimizing risk of change for deployed systems, and in response to customer and partner requirements, Red Hat takes a conservative approach when evaluating enhancements for inclusion in maintenance updates for currently deployed products. The primary objectives of update releases are to enable new hardware platform support and to resolve critical defects.