Bug 236112 – dev-python/pyxf86config depends on rpm, as it's distributed as rpm package, but rpm not in dependencies

• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Tharrrk 2008-08-29 11:49:40 UTC]

dev-python/pyxf86config depends on rpm, as it's distributed as rpm package, but rpm not in dependencies in ebuild.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start installing from stage3, or unmerge rpm
2. Try merging pyxf86config


Actual Results:  
Emerge could not unpack the rpm, emerge fails

Expected Results:  
emerge first merges rpm

[Comment 1 Stuart Maier 2008-08-29 17:25:09 UTC]

Created attachment 164064 [details, diff]
Patched version of the dev-python/pyxf86config ebuild

[Comment 2 Carsten Lohrke (RETIRED) 2008-08-29 22:03:03 UTC]

It doesn't suffice to look at the ebuild, you've to look at the eclasses it inherits, too.

[Comment 3 Stuart Maier 2008-08-30 20:07:19 UTC]

pyxf86config has the rpm eclass, however, I have confirmed that it fails to build without app-arch/rpm. I request reopening.

[Comment 4 Carsten Lohrke (RETIRED) 2008-08-31 22:45:55 UTC]

Then post the exact error thrown, please and provide `emerge --info` output.

[Comment 5 Wormo (RETIRED) 2008-09-02 01:09:07 UTC]

Yes, more info is needed since the rpm eclass is supposed to be able to extract files without having rpm installed. Sounds like you could be running into a problem with the alternate extraction method in rpm_unpack()

[Comment 6 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) 2008-09-03 02:20:37 UTC]

works fine for me on stable x86 without rpm installed.  Reopened with the requested information.

[Comment 7 Tharrrk 2008-09-03 14:05:02 UTC]

Hello.
After unmerging rpm and rpm2targz the problem seems solved on amd64.
emerge first merges rpm2targz, than pyxf86config.
I will try it with clean stage3 install once more later.

Thanks