> rpm --rebuild ... on a Dell PII 350
> machine or
> rpm --rebuild --target=k6-mandrake-linux on a self build K6III based
> machine
>
> give the following message:
> source package expected, binary found
>
yep, been getting this problem too
see:
http://d10179.dtk.chello.nl/build/cooker/i586/
and
http://d10179.dtk.chello.nl/build/cooker/alpha
cd to the "broken" directory for a list of borken packages.
the fyunniest thing is, even though the src rpm are the same on both boxes
and the rpm ver and release are the same, different packages are broken ...
(!!!)
> My installation was originally a 7.1 (Helium) Kernel
> 2.2.17-0.5mdk which is the
> only package I get from RPMS directory and recompile from the
> installed source tree
> and, currently, I use rpm-3.0.5-0.9mdk but back-grading to 3.0.4 didn't
> resolve.
>
corrupted packages have occurred in mandrake before, i reemmber a while back
rufus had to stop rebuilding mandrake rpm databaes because allt he mandrake
rpms were corrupted.
is the problem revisiting is again ? :-o
