On Thu, 25 Nov 1999, Herman Van Keer (softouch) wrote:
> Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
>
> > What version did you originaly have, it shouldn't have removed the files
> > from /var/lib/rpm/ as rpm doesn't own them.
> >
>
> I really don't remember - It's the one that comes with Mandrake 6.0 (Venus)
:) that narrows it down to fewwer cd's to check atleast
> I did try to rpm --initdb (which can be done without causing harm to any
--initdb creates a new clean db (which can't be done without causeing
harm, it doesn't even bother to look at the files it just makes new ones)
> existing database) and rpm --rebuilddb - even restored from tape the
> /var/lib/rpm/* - no luck
Restoreing from tape will work if your new (hand compiled) rpm is looking
in the same place as the rpm rpm look. (oh next time just rpm2cpio,
instead of recompileing)
> When I try rpm -qa, it only shows me the two rpm's I installed after the
> 'crash'
>
> Herman
>
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