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Description of problem:
rpm-4.1-0.63 (and 0.62) packages appear to be broken. 

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Upgrade to the current (4.1-0.63) packages
2.try to use the new packages.
3.
	

Actual Results:  Rpm system becomes completely broken (i.e. refueses to install
new packages and gives odd messages with rpm -Va)

Expected Results:  Rpm would work.

Additional info:

Several different error messages are generated:
When a new package is installed rpm reports that "the package is designed for an
i386 or alternatively a noarch architecture" (I am pretty sure that my
architecture (Athlon/i686) is i386 compatible and I am definitely sure that my
system is noarch compatible.
When the rpm database is verified using rpm -Va many packages give a message
like warning: The :B: dependency needs an epoch (assuming same epoch as "A")
A = "gtk+ 1:1.2.10-21"   B = "gtk+ >= 1.2.5"

I solved the problem by compiling 4.1-0.53 from source and and installing.  I am
pretty sure that this is not a very useful work around, especially since the 4.1
source was no so easy to come by without copying it from a source rpm installed
on another machine (running 4.1-0.53).