Alastair McKinley wrote:
On 21/09/06, Robin Laing <Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Alastair McKinley wrote:
>
>
> On 20/09/06, *Robin Laing* <Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto: Robin.Laing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
> Paul Howarth wrote:
> > Alastair McKinley wrote:
> >
> >> On 9/20/06, Paul Howarth < paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Alastair McKinley wrote:
> >>> > On 9/20/06, David G. Miller < dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> "Alastair McKinley" < amckinley03@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:amckinley03@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> >Hi Dave,
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Thanks for your help. This is what I've got:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >[root@d6173 alastair]# rpm -q --whatprovides
> >>> >> >/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cElementTree.so
> >>> >> >python-elementtree-1.2.6-4
> >>> >> >[root@d6173 alastair]# rpm -q --whatprovides `which python`
> >>> >> >python-2.4.3-8.FC4
> >>> >> >[root@d6173 alastair]# rpm -q --whatprovides `which yum`
> >>> >> >yum-2.4.1-1.fc4
> >>> >> >[root@d6173 alastair]# yum update
> >>> >> >There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
> >>> >> >required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/cElementTree.so:
undefined
> >>> symbol:
> >>> >> >PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeUTF8
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Please install a package which provides this module, or
> >>> >> >verify that the module is installed correctly.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >It's possible that the above module doesn't match the
> >>> >> >current version of Python, which is:
> >>> >> >2.4.1 (#2, May 3 2005, 17:14:18)
> >>> >> >[GCC 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5 )]
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >If you cannot solve this problem yourself, please go to
> >>> >> >the yum faq at:
> >>> >> > http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumFaq
> <http://wiki.linux.duke.edu/YumFaq>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >I've been using yum with virtually no problems for a
year. As
> >>> far as
> >>> I
> >>> >> know
> >>> >> >(!) I havent changed any settings related to character
sets, in
> >>> fact I
> >>> >> dont
> >>> >> >even know how to check.
> >>> >> >What should I do to check this out?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Is it possible I have a corrupt shared object file?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Thanks again,
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Alastair
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >P.S. Apologies for the stupid subject line, I sent the
email
> >>> before I
> >>> >> wrote
> >>> >> >anything descritive in there!
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> Sorry about the wild goose chase on the character set
> thing. Its
> >>> >> something changeable through an environment variable so its
> something
> >>> >> that could easily be changed. At least that would explain
> the sudden
> >>> >> change in behavior. After I pursued this line for a little
> while it
> >>> >> dawned on me that the version of python being reported
> doesn't make
> >>> >> sense.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> It looks like the copy of python that's in yum's path has
> >>> regressed to
> >>> >> something REALLY old. rpm -q showed python-2.4.3-8.FC4 but
> yum is
> >>> >> complaining about a problem with 2.4.1 compiled with gcc
3.2.2.
> >>> When I
> >>> >> run python from the command line on my FC4 box, I get:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> [root@bend ~]# python
> >>> >> Python 2.4.3 (#1, Jun 13 2006, 16:41:18)
> >>> >> [GCC 4.0.2 20051125 (Red Hat 4.0.2-8)] on linux2
> >>> >>
> >>> >> The version number that python reports matches the version
> number for
> >>> >> the python rpm. Also, the gcc version python was compiled
with
> >>> matches
> >>> >> the current version of gcc for FC4.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Try running python (if it will run) from the command line
> and see
> >>> what
> >>> >> it gives for a start-up message (ctrl-D to exit the python
> CLI).
> >>> If it
> >>> >> matches the error message you're getting then at least
> things are
> >>> >> consistent and you may need to just re-install python. Not
> sure how
> >>> >> your system got into this state. If you get the same thing
> I got
> >>> >> (matches what rpm says is the installed version) then
something
> >>> really
> >>> >> strange is going on. yum is somehow picking up an old copy
of
> >>> python.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Cheers,
> >>> >> Dave
> >>> >>
> >>> >> --
> >>> >> Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest
of
> >>> principles.
> >>> >> -- Ambrose Bierce
> >>> >>
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> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Ok I've still got a problem I dont quite understand!
> >>> >
> >>> > So i did this:
> >>> >
> >>> > rpm -i --force ~alastair/python- 2.4.3-8.FC4.i386.rpm
> >>> >
> >>> > However, python still does this:
> >>> >
> >>> > [alastair@d6173 sh]$ python Python 2.4.1 (#2, May 3 2005,
> 17:14:18)
> >>> > [GCC 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)] on linux2
> >>> > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more
> information.
> >>> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> So which python is first in your PATH?
> >>>
> >>> $ which python
> >>>
> >>> > So the only thing that looks like it has been changed is the
> symlink
> >>> > /usr/bin/python2
> >>> >
> >>> > Is there another rpm command I should be using for this?
> >>>
> >>> Was the commercial app that you believe to be the culprit
installed
> >>> using RPM?
> >>>
> >>> Paul.
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Paul,
> >>
> >> [alastair@d6173 alastair]# which python
> >> /usr/bin/python
> >> [alastair@d6173 alastair]#
> >>
> >> The App I believe to be the culprit was installed with a shell
> script. I
> >> didnt look at it closely and now its disappeared!
> >
> >
> > Earlier in the thread it appeared that root was getting python
> 2.4.3 and
> > your regular user account was getting python 2.4.1. So what's the
> output
> > of "which python" when run from your regular account?
> >
> > Paul.
> >
>
>
> What do you get when you
> echo $PATH
> from a terminal window?
>
> If there is a "python" path listed, then you have to find where that
is
> being added. Check your local configuration files. I do this with
> grep PATH ~/.*
> which only returns .bash_profile.
>
> The commercial application may work after changing the PATH if it
hasn't
> written over your newer python some how.
>
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>
> echo $PATH gives:
>
> /usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
>
> So there is no python path. I was about to no rpm -e --nodeps python
> but does rpm not use python?
> Is there any other way I can force python to reinstall?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Alastair
>
This isn't getting you far is it.
I am not sure about rpm but I know yum uses python.
Taking a breath I would do an
rpm -qa |grep python
to get a list of all the python packages installed. On my FC4 machine
at work, I have 39 packages with python in the name.
Then I would run
rpm -V {package name}
on the packages to see what packages have errors. This will narrow down
what package is having issues. Them maybe you will only have to worry
about repairing a few packages with force.
The last time I ran into a problem like this was moving from RH8 to FC1.
The upgrade left a lot of little problems.
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Hi eveyone,
Thanks David, Paul and Robin for your help! Still no joy! Heres an update,
Firstly i tried:
rpm -e --nodeps python python- 2.4.3-8.FC4.i386.rpm
and:
rpm -i --force python- 2.4.3-8.FC4.i386.rpm
Still python reports the wrong version!
Next I tried rpm -V on all the python packages, most gave no output, heres
what I did get:
[root@d6173 sh]# rpm -qa | grep python
gnome-python2-2.10.0-1
libxml2-python-2.6.20-1.FC4
python-ldap-2.0.6-4
gnome-python2-bonobo-2.10.0-1
gnome-python2-extras-2.10.0-6
gnome-python2-extras-2.10.0-2.1
python-sqlite-1.1.6-1
gnome-python2-canvas-2.10.0-1
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.10.0-2.1
rpm-python-4.4.1-23
python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-1
python-elementtree-1.2.6-4
gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.10.0-6
python-devel-2.4.3-8.FC4
dbus-python-0.33-3.fc4.1
python-2.4.3-8.FC4
python-numeric-23.7-2
gnome-python2-gnomevfs-2.10.0-1
rpm-python-4.4.1-22
[root@d6173 sh]# rpm -V gnome-python2-extras-2.10.0-2.1
.......T /usr/lib/pkgconfig/gnome-python-extras-2.0.pc
S.5....T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/applet.defs
.......T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/art.defs
.......T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/gtkhtml2.defs
.......T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/nautilus_burn.defs
.......T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/nb_drive_selection.defs
.......T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/print.defs
.......T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/printui.defs
.......T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/trayicon.defs
.......T /usr/share/pygtk/2.0/defs/wnck.defs
[root@d6173 sh]# rpm -V gnome-python2-gtkhtml2-2.10.0-2.1
S.5....T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtkhtml2.so
[root@d6173 sh]# rpm -V python-2.4.3-8.FC4
..?..... /usr/lib/python2.4/bsddb/test/__init__.py
..?..... /usr/lib/python2.4/email/test/__init__.py
The above is disturbing given what you're seeing.
[root@d6173 sh]# rpm -V rpm-python-4.4.1-22
..5....T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/poptmodule.so
.......T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpm/__init__.py
S.5....T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpm/_rpmmodule.so
.......T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb/__init__.py
S.5....T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb/_rpmdb.so
.......T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb/db.py
.......T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb/dbobj.py
.......T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb/dbrecio.py
.......T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb/dbshelve.py
.......T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb/dbtables.py
.......T /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/rpmdb/dbutils.py
Im not quite sure what this output means!
Alastair
From the rpm man page:
S file Size differs
M Mode differs (includes permissions and file type)
5 MD5 sum differs
D Device major/minor number mismatch
L readLink(2) path mismatch
U User ownership differs
G Group ownership differs
T mTime differs
So, "S" means the file size differs, "5" means the md5 sum differs and
"T" means the time stamp differs. "?" just means the test couldn't be
performed. Usually, this is not an issue. If you get both S and 5 for
a file, chances are the file has been changed. If you just get a 5, a
value within a file has changed. T with nothing else means the file has
been replaced with an exact duplicate so the modification time is
different from what rpm expects.
Given what you're seeing, I would have expected to see /usr/bin/python
to generate "S.5....T" Also, just for self-protection, what was the
commercial package that you installed that seems to have caused all of
these problems?
Cheers,
Dave
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