Let me try quoting that error again: Please see the error referring to a specific path -> "rpmdb: stat: /tmp/usr/local/rpm5/__db. Basenames: No such file or directory"
See this for more info: http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora_Draft_Documentation/0.1/html/RPM_Guide/ch19s03.html -- Ram On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Sriram Narayanan <sri...@belenix.org>wrote: > What's your rpmdb path ? > > Please see the error: > > rpmdb: stat: /tmp/usr/local/rpm5/__db.Basenames: No such file or directory > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:17 AM, bishwajit goswami < > bswjt.callmeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> We use Berkley DB 4.8 for some DB transactions. The DB utilities are >> already exported for Berkley DB 4.8. Berkley 4.8 is also used in our case >> to link with RPM 4.8. >> >> However, we are planning to migrate to RPM 5.1.9. As part of this >> migration, I am able to compile RPM 5.1.9 externally with Berkley 4.8. I >> can also use the built rpm for queries etc. >> >> The problem comes when I try to install a package with --nodeps and >> initialize an RPMDB. A snippet is pasted below: >> >> [root@bgl-ng-install-vxr1 rpm-5.1.9]# ./rpm -ivh --nodeps --root=/tmp >> /tmp/cai-pkg-ncs6k-64.rp_lc-5.0.0-Default.x86_64.rpm >> >> Preparing... rpmdb: DB_ENV->add_data_dir: method not >> permitted after handle's open method >> >> rpmdb: stat: /tmp/usr/local/rpm5/__db.Basenames: No such file or directory >> >> rpmdb: Basenames: No such file or directory >> >> error: cannot open Basenames(1117) index using db3 - No such file or >> directory (2) >> >> rpm: rpmdb.c:3693: rpmdbFindFpList: Assertion mi !=3D ((void *)0)' >> failed.</p> >> >> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" >> style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal">= >> Aborted (core dumped)</p> >> >> <br></div><div>I am not sure what sort of changes would be needed to get >> th= >> is working. <br></div><div>I looked over the forum but failed to find any >> p= >> atches available for RPM 5.1.9 to support external Berkley.<br></div><div> >> >> <br><br></div>Thanks and Regards,<br><div><div>Bishwajit Goswami<br> >> </div></div></div> >> </div><br></div> >> > > > > -- > Belenix: www.belenix.org > -- Belenix: www.belenix.org