How in the world did you lose rpmrc? A copy from the ECE department RH
system is attached.
-Mark
On Mon, 4 Dec 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> you would get a much better reply from the group.
>
> 180 minds work better than 1, so i'm forwarding this to the vox-tech.
> besides, then i would have to ask you for a lert donation. ;)
>
>
> if i were in your shoes...
>
> i'd find someone with the same operating system, ask them to tar up the
> relevant directory and send it to me, and hope for the best.
>
> _if_ /usr/lib/rpm doesn't contain specific information about your system
> (ie, which rpms are on your particular machine), then i don't see why this
> wouldn't work. however, if it does contain specific information about your
> system, then you're in very serious trouble. i don't remember where rpm
> keeps its system info.
>
> have you tried the --force option with rpm to install rpm.rpm?
>
> another course of action would be to use rpm2cpio, convert the rpm to a cpio
> archive. then unarchive the cpio file. i have to figure this damned
> command every time i use it. i keep wanting to use
>
> cpio -i mycpio.cpio --no-absolute-filenames
>
> but that doesn't work. it wants some other option which i can never
> remember. usually takes me 15-30 minutes everytime i do this. anyway,
> once you turn the rpm -> cpio -> a bunch of files, you can move the files
> where they belong. so for instance, ./usr/lib/rpm should be moved to
> /usr/lib/rpm. or whatever is missing...
>
> these are some ideas. maybe someone will come up with a better one, but at
> least it gives you a starting point.
>
> pete
>
>
>
> > -- Forwarded message from "Robert G. Scofield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
> >
> > Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 12:52:41 -0800
> > From: "Robert G. Scofield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.12-20 i686)
> > Subject: Help Please
> >
> > Pete,
> >
> > I've really messed up. I've got a big problem on my hands. I
> > downloaded a new update for rpm. rpm has apparently changed, and so
> > there's an update for it. When I tried to install the rpm for the rpm
> > update I got an error message saying that an rpm directory could not be
> > removed because it was not empty. I responded to this by rm -r for the
> > relevant directory. That was a big mistake, because now when I try to
> > install the new rpm for the rpm update I get this message: "unable to
> > open /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc no such file or directory."
> >
> > I then got out my Red Hat cd and and tried to re-install the rpm for the
> > original version of rpm. Of course that won't work either because I get
> > the same error message. The bottom line is that I cannot now install
> > any rpms. What can I do? Do I try to find someone else who's running
> > Red Hat 6.1 and ask for a copy of /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc?
> >
> > Do I upgrade to Red Hat 6.2? If so, will it upgrade a file that is not
> > there, such as /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > --
> > Robert G. Scofield
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
---
Mark K. Kim
http://www.cbreak.org/mark/
PGP key available upon request.
# $Id: rpmrc.in,v 2.18.2.6 2000/06/23 13:30:18 jbj Exp $
#############################################################
# Please send new entries to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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# Values for RPM_OPT_FLAGS for various platforms
optflags: i386 -O2 -m486 -fno-strength-reduce
optflags: i486 -O2 -march=i486
optflags: i586 -O2 -march=i586
optflags: i686 -O2 -march=i686
optflags: athlon -O2 -march=athlon
optflags: ia64 -O2
# XXX Please note that -mieee has been added in rpm-3.0.5.
optflags: alpha -O2 -mieee
optflags: sparc -O2 -m32 -mtune=ultrasparc
optflags: sparcv9 -O2 -m32 -mcpu=ultrasparc
optflags: sparc64 -O2 -m64 -mcpu=ultrasparc
optflags: m68k -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
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optflags: parisc -O2 -mpa-risc-1-0
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optflags: hppa1.1 -O2 -mpa-risc-1-0
optflags: hppa1.2 -O2 -mpa-risc-1-0
optflags: hppa2.0 -O2 -mpa-risc-1-0
optflags: mipseb -O2
optflags: mipsel -O2
optflags: armv4b -O2 -fsigned-char -fomit-frame-pointer
optflags: armv4l -O2 -fsigned-char -fomit-frame-pointer
optflags: atarist -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
optflags: atariste -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
optflags: ataritt -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
optflags: falcon -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
optflags: atariclone -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
optflags: milan -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
optflags: hades -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
#############################################################
# Canonical arch names and numbers
arch_canon: athlon: athlon 1
arch_canon: i686: i686 1
arch_canon: i586: i586 1
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arch_canon: IP: sgi 7
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arch_canon: sun4u: sparc64 10
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arch_canon: armv4l: armv4l 12
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arch_canon: atariste: m68kmint 13
arch_canon: ataritt: m68kmint 13
arch_canon: falcon: m68kmint 13
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arch_canon: milan: m68kmint 13
arch_canon: hades: m68kmint 13
arch_canon: s390: s390 14
arch_canon: i370: i370 14
#############################################################
# Canonical OS names and numbers
os_canon: Linux: Linux 1
os_canon: IRIX: Irix 2
# This is wrong
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os_canon: SunOS4: SunOS 4
os_canon: AmigaOS: AmigaOS 5
os_canon: AIX: AIX 5
os_canon: HP-UX: hpux10 6
os_canon: OSF1: osf1 7
os_canon: osf4.0: osf1 7
os_canon: osf3.2: osf1 7
os_canon: FreeBSD: FreeBSD 8
os_canon: SCO_SV: SCO_SV3.2v5.0.2 9
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os_canon: NEXTSTEP: NextStep 11
os_canon: BSD/OS: BSD_OS 12
os_canon: machten: machten 13
os_canon: CYGWIN32_NT: cygwin32 14
os_canon: CYGWIN32_95: cygwin32 15
os_canon: UNIX_SV: MP_RAS: 16
os_canon: MiNT: FreeMiNT 17
os_canon: OS/390: OS/390 18
os_canon: VM/ESA: VM/ESA 19
os_canon: Linux/390: OS/390 20
os_canon: Linux/ESA: VM/ESA 20
#############################################################
# For a given uname().machine, the default build arch
buildarchtranslate: osfmach3_i686: i386
buildarchtranslate: osfmach3_i586: i386
buildarchtranslate: osfmach3_i486: i386
buildarchtranslate: osfmach3_i386: i386
buildarchtranslate: ia64: ia64
buildarchtranslate: athlon: i386
buildarchtranslate: i686: i386
buildarchtranslate: i586: i386
buildarchtranslate: i486: i386
buildarchtranslate: i386: i386
buildarchtranslate: osfmach3_ppc: ppc
buildarchtranslate: powerpc: ppc
buildarchtranslate: powerppc: ppc
buildarchtranslate: sun4c: sparc
buildarchtranslate: sun4d: sparc
buildarchtranslate: sun4m: sparc
buildarchtranslate: sparcv9: sparc
buildarchtranslate: sun4u: sparc64
buildarchtranslate: atarist: m68kmint
buildarchtranslate: atariste: m68kmint
buildarchtranslate: ataritt: m68kmint
buildarchtranslate: falcon: m68kmint
buildarchtranslate: atariclone: m68kmint
buildarchtranslate: milan: m68kmint
buildarchtranslate: hades: m68kmint
#############################################################
# Architecture compatibility
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arch_compat: ia64: noarch
arch_compat: athlon: i686
arch_compat: i686: i586
arch_compat: i586: i486
arch_compat: i486: i386
arch_compat: i386: noarch
arch_compat: osfmach3_i686: i686 osfmach3_i586
arch_compat: osfmach3_i586: i586 osfmach3_i486
arch_compat: osfmach3_i486: i486 osfmach3_i386
arch_compat: osfmach3_i386: i486
arch_compat: osfmach3_ppc: ppc
arch_compat: powerpc: ppc
arch_compat: powerppc: ppc
arch_compat: sun4c: sparc
arch_compat: sun4d: sparc
arch_compat: sun4m: sparc
arch_compat: sun4u: sparc64
arch_compat: sparc64: sparcv9
arch_compat: sparcv9: sparc
arch_compat: sparc: noarch
arch_compat: ppc: rs6000
arch_compat: rs6000: noarch
arch_compat: mipseb: noarch
arch_compat: mipsel: noarch
arch_compat: hppa2.0: hppa1.2
arch_compat: hppa1.2: hppa1.1
arch_compat: hppa1.1: hppa1.0
arch_compat: hppa1.0: parisc
arch_compat: parisc: noarch
arch_compat: armv4b: noarch
arch_compat: armv4l: noarch
arch_compat: atarist: m68kmint noarch
arch_compat: atariste: m68kmint noarch
arch_compat: ataritt: m68kmint noarch
arch_compat: falcon: m68kmint noarch
arch_compat: atariclone: m68kmint noarch
arch_compat: milan: m68kmint noarch
arch_compat: hades: m68kmint noarch
arch_compat: s390: i370
arch_compat: i370: noarch
arch_compat: ia64: noarch
os_compat: IRIX64: IRIX
os_compat: solaris2.7: solaris2.3 solaris2.4 solaris2.5 solaris2.6
os_compat: solaris2.6: solaris2.3 solaris2.4 solaris2.5
os_compat: solaris2.5: solaris2.3 solaris2.4
os_compat: solaris2.4: solaris2.3
os_compat: hpux11.00: hpux10.30
os_compat: hpux10.30: hpux10.20
os_compat: hpux10.20: hpux10.10
os_compat: hpux10.10: hpux10.01
os_compat: hpux10.01: hpux10.00
os_compat: hpux10.00: hpux9.07
os_compat: hpux9.07: hpux9.05
os_compat: hpux9.05: hpux9.04
os_compat: osf4.0: osf3.2 osf1
os_compat: ncr-sysv4.3: ncr-sysv4.2
os_compat: FreeMiNT: mint MiNT TOS
os_compat: MiNT: FreeMiNT mint TOS
os_compat: mint: FreeMiNT MiNT TOS
os_compat: TOS: FreeMiNT MiNT mint
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buildarch_compat: i486: i386
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buildarch_compat: sun4c: noarch
buildarch_compat: sun4d: noarch
buildarch_compat: sun4m: noarch
buildarch_compat: sun4u: noarch
buildarch_compat: sparc64: noarch
buildarch_compat: sparcv9: sparc
buildarch_compat: sparc: noarch
buildarch_compat: alpha: noarch
buildarch_compat: m68k: noarch
buildarch_compat: ppc: noarch
buildarch_compat: mipsel: noarch
buildarch_compat: mipseb: noarch
buildarch_compat: armv4b: noarch
buildarch_compat: armv4l: noarch
buildarch_compat: parisc: noarch
buildarch_compat: atarist: m68kmint noarch
buildarch_compat: atariste: m68kmint noarch
buildarch_compat: ataritt: m68kmint noarch
buildarch_compat: falcon: m68kmint noarch
buildarch_compat: atariclone: m68kmint noarch
buildarch_compat: milan: m68kmint noarch
buildarch_compat: hades: m68kmint noarch
buildarch_compat: ia64: noarch
buildarch_compat: s390: noarch
macrofiles:
/usr/lib/rpm/macros:/usr/lib/rpm/%{_target}/macros:/etc/rpm/macros.specspo:/etc/rpm/macros:/etc/rpm/%{_target}/macros:~/.rpmmacros
