On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 09:40:12AM -0700, rickf wrote:
> Joel Hammer wrote:
> >
> > I just tried to rpm a package but it said I couldn't do it, only major
> > number <= 3 are allowed.
> > So, I went and got a new version of rpm, 4.03 or somesuch, but when I tried
> > to rpm the new rpm package, it gave me the same error message.
> > This sounds like catch 22.
> > So, how does one upgrade his rpm software?
> > Any insight appreciated.
> > Joel
>
> Joel, this is documented somewhere in the SxS, I believe, but
> basically you need to upgrade to either 3.0.5 or 3.0.6 first.
> The db format used changed (db1 to db3, IIRC) and the rpm libs
> need to be updated along the way. 3.0.5 & 3.0.6 can read both
> 3.x & 4.x RPM's.
Well, I got it done, but never in a straight line.
I used the package rpm-3.0.6.tar.gz, which was not the one specified in the
Step by step. This has the advantage of not needing a working rpm to
install, it is just a big tar file. This was good, since I thoughtfully
rpm'd -e my old rpm to get it out of the way for the new rpm. Worked nice.
The only hooker is that it puts all the files into /usr/src/redhat, which confused me
for a while.
I sure hope playing yahoo chess it worth all this.
Joel
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