Previously, Anand Kumria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Bayle, > > I'm not sure why not no one else has responded to you. > > It is specifically documented in /usr/share/doc/rpm/README.Debian > why /var/lib/rpm is not created. This is because you should not use rpm > to install packages on a Debian system; ideally you will convert the .rpm, > via alien, to a .deb and install it with dpkg. > > Those who wish to use both dpkg and rpm as package managers on their > system (keeping in mind that neither will know about the other) will > know enough to manually create the directory and initialise the > database. > > As I regard this as a usage error, I am closing this bugreport.
I think you may be closing this bugreport prematurely. This problem additionally impacts people who are using Debian-based systems to maintain RPM-based chroots or bootstraps as well. As a very real world example of this problem. Previously many people have been using Xen and rpmstrap (http://rpmstrap.pimpscript.net/) to provide virtual CentOS machines to their VPS users. Often people will manage multiple Xen virtual systems on a Debian base. So, even though these people are not using rpm to install packages intermingled with their dpkg-controlled packages on their Debian system, they are still being affected by this error. Perhaps it should be something that is configurable at installation of this newer version of RPM? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
