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[root@devel root]# rpm -q rpm rpm-4.1-1.06 [root@devel root]# cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Linux release 8.0 (Psyche) [root@devel root]# rpm -Uvh ftp://mharris@porkchop.devel.redhat.com/mnt/redhat/beehive/comps/dist/8.0.1-scratch/XFree86/4.2.99.2-0.20021208.0/i386/XFree86-*4.2.99.2-0.20021208.0.i386.rpm Password for mharris@porkchop.devel.redhat.com: [root@devel root]# Password is definitely correct here. Either rpm is broken with ftp URLs in this regard, or if I'm doing something it does not support officially, it should display an error message at least to tell me I'm a doofus. Please beat me with a cluestick now.. ;o)
WORKSFORME: bash$ rpm -qp ftp://jbj@porkchop/home/devel/jbj/tmp/rpm-4.2-0.20.src.rpm Password for jbj@porkchop: rpm-4.2-0.20
That isn't the command I ran though. I ran a globbed RPM install over ftp. You ran a non-globbed ftp package query. Different codepaths. Either it's a bug in RPM - not doing what it is supposed to and installing the packages, or it is me not using the correct syntax and RPM not presenting me with an error message to tell me that my input is bad/bogus. Either way I consider it a bug. Please don't say WORKSFORME, if what you really mean is DONTCARE. I'd rather you tell me you don't care, and close it WONTFIX. At least I know explicitly then the reason for closure.
WORKSFORME (again): bash$ sudo rpm -Uvh ftp://jbj@porkchop/home/devel/jbj/tmp/rpm-4.2-0.20.*.rpm Password for jbj@porkchop: Retrieving ftp://jbj@porkchop/home/devel/jbj/tmp/rpm-4.2-0.20.src.rpm 1:rpm ########################################### [100%] bash$
Ok, I'm lying. I made it all up just to see if I could trick you. Thanks for at least trying to troubleshoot what could be different between your system and mine if it WORKSFORYOU, because it does not work for me, and I've now tried on 3 different systems. All running stock Red Hat Linux 8.0 plus updates with no unofficial RPM packages installed.
Fixing bug resolution to WONTFIX/DONTCARE.
WORKSFORME (Yet Again): bash$ sudo rpm -Uvh ftp://jbj@porkchop/mnt/redhat/beehive/comps/dist/8.0.1-timp/rpm/4.2-0.20/i386/*.rpm Password for jbj@porkchop: Retrieving ftp://jbj@porkchop/mnt/redhat/beehive/comps/dist/8.0.1-timp/rpm/4.2-0.20/i386/popt-1.8-0.20.i386.rpm Retrieving ftp://jbj@porkchop/mnt/redhat/beehive/comps/dist/8.0.1-timp/rpm/4.2-0.20/i386/rpm-4.2-0.20.i386.rpm Retrieving ftp://jbj@porkchop/mnt/redhat/beehive/comps/dist/8.0.1-timp/rpm/4.2-0.20/i386/rpm-build-4.2-0.20.i386.rpm Retrieving ftp://jbj@porkchop/mnt/redhat/beehive/comps/dist/8.0.1-timp/rpm/4.2-0.20/i386/rpm-devel-4.2-0.20.i386.rpm Retrieving ftp://jbj@porkchop/mnt/redhat/beehive/comps/dist/8.0.1-timp/rpm/4.2-0.20/i386/rpm-python-4.2-0.20.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:popt ########################################### [ 20%] 2:rpm ########################################### [ 40%] 3:rpm-build ########################################### [ 60%] 4:rpm-devel ########################################### [ 80%] 5:rpm-python ########################################### [100%] Whatever. I can't fix what I can't reproduce, and you seem more interested in ranting than trying to supply additional and useful information.