Description of problem: A base Fedora 19 install does not include tar. %setup requires tar. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm-build-4.11.1-1.fc19.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. rpmbuild --rebuild <a src.rpm with a tarball source> Actual results: # rpmbuild --rebuild savanna-0.2-1.fc19.src.rpm Installing savanna-0.2-1.fc19.src.rpm Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.GrEWy4 + umask 022 + cd /root/rpmbuild/BUILD + cd /root/rpmbuild/BUILD + rm -rf savanna-0.2 + /usr/bin/gzip -dc /root/rpmbuild/SOURCES/savanna-0.2.tar.gz + /usr/bin/tar -xf - /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.GrEWy4: line 30: /usr/bin/tar: No such file or directory error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.GrEWy4 (%prep) Additional info: Workaround is to manually install tar.
(In reply to Matthew Farrellee from comment #0) > A base Fedora 19 install does not include tar. %setup requires tar. WTF? Who would ever expect tar to be always available on a unix-like system... Regardless of Fedora's defaults which keep getting stranger and stranger, obviously a missing dependency is a bug, thanks for reporting.
rpm-4.11.1-3.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/rpm-4.11.1-3.fc19
Package rpm-4.11.1-3.fc19: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 19 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing rpm-4.11.1-3.fc19' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-16239/rpm-4.11.1-3.fc19 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
rpm-4.11.1-3.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.