RPM installs, but doesn't

keegan · 01-06-2004, 07:59 AM

heh, im stumped. My boss and i are playing with linux, and we're trying to access a Novell Netware server. I've downloaded and installed NovelClient, the suggested one, and i ran into some problems.

I was told to download a specific rpm with libraries and such, so i did, and i tried to install it, and it worked. However, the program doesnt work, and the rpm didn't actually install.

Here's what i did:

Quote:

[root@goober novelclient]# rpm -ivh compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.118.src.rpm
1:compat-gcc ########################################### [100%]
root@goober novelclient]# rpm -Vvv compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.118.src.rpm
D: opening db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages joinenv
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages rdonly mode=0x0
D: locked db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: opening db index /var/lib/rpm/Name rdonly mode=0x0
package compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.118.src.rpm is not installed
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Name
D: closed db index /var/lib/rpm/Packages
D: closed db environment /var/lib/rpm/Packages

As far as i can tell, it installed, but it didn't really, so im confused, my machine is confused, and my cat is sleeping peacefully at home, on the couch, in front of the fireplace, while im stuck here twiddling my thumbs.

Anyone know what the deal is?

Thanksabunch!
~Keegan

DrOzz · 01-06-2004, 08:07 AM

something like rpm -qpl compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.118.src.rpm would show what files a package will install, but the fact of this matter is, is that you are using a source rpm, so it doesn't actually install, but rather it will unpack its sources to /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES

read this for dealing with src.rpm 's ....

keegan · 01-06-2004, 08:20 AM

ahh, that did it, now i just gotta figure out why its exiting with errors. heh.

thanks

DrOzz · 01-06-2004, 08:26 AM

well in any case, just post the problem, and we'll see what we can do for ya ;-)

keegan · 01-06-2004, 09:11 AM

Ok, here goes. I did like that post suggested, 'rpmbuild --rebuild filename.src.rpm' and it went fine until the very end.

Here's the main error:

RPM build errors:
Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.37903 (%build)

Right before that, there are a few others, I'll bold them to make it easier to read:

Quote:

make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/gcc-2.96-20000731/obj-i386-redhat-linux7/gcc/cp'
expect 33 shift/reduce conflicts and 58 reduce/reduce conflicts.
cd ../../../gcc/cp; bison -d -o parse.c parse.y
parse.y:2057.15-23: integer out of range: `$<ttype'
make[3]: *** [../../../gcc/cp/parse.c] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/gcc-2.96-20000731/obj-i386-redhat-linux7/gcc/cp'
[b/make[2]: *** [../../gcc/cp/parse.c] Error 2[/b]
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/gcc-2.96-20000731/obj-i386-redhat-linux7/gcc'
make[1]: *** [bootstrap-lean] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/gcc-2.96-20000731/obj-i386-redhat-linux7/gcc'
make: *** [bootstrap-lean] Error 2
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.37903 (%build)

And before that, there's a small section of warnings, but i wont post those.

It might help if you know what i'm trying to do: Like i said before i needed to install some software, but when i ran it, it complained that it couldnt find libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2. So, i emailed some people who previously had the problem, and they said to go here and download the specific one to my version of REdhat. Im running Redhat Professional Workstation. Now i made the assumption that RH WS is built off redhat 9.0, so i downloaded the src.rpm for REdhat 9.0

Any suggestions?

keegan · 01-06-2004, 11:36 AM

sorry for bumping, but i'm still having trouble. google hasnt given me anything when i searched for the errors, does anyone know of something else i can do?

keegan · 01-06-2004, 11:49 AM

hah nevermind, the rpm on the install cd did it. hah.