On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:39:40 -0700
stan <stanl@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 17:57:41 -0400
> Claude Jones <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Just did a SMART update, and it found lots of packages - I
> > usually update frequently, but, I may have let this machine
> > slide. After a lengthy download process, it just returned an
> > error dialog:
> >
> > *******************************************************
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >
> >
> > File
> > "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/interfaces/gtk/interactive.py",
> > line 171, in callback exec code in globals
> >
> > File "<callback>", line 1, in ?
> >
> >
> > File
> > "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/interfaces/gtk/interactive.py",
> > line 457, in upgradeAll self.applyChanges(confirm=not
> > emptychangeset)
> >
> >
> > File
> > "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/interfaces/gtk/interactive.py",
> > line 415, in applyChanges if
> > self._ctrl.commitTransaction(transaction, confirm=confirm):
> >
> > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/control.py", line
> > 505, in commitTransaction
> > return self.commitChangeSet(trans.getChangeSet(), caching,
> > confirm)
> >
> > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/control.py", line
> > 563, in commitChangeSet
> > pmclass().commit(pmcs, pkgpaths)
> >
> >
> > File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm/pm.py",
> > line 165, in commit
> > loader = [x for x in pkg.loaders if x.getInstalled()][0]
> >
> > IndexError: list index out of range
> > *******************************************************
> >
> > Anyone spot anything? Don't seem to get many responses on the
> > smart list, so I thought I'd try here first
>
> If you're willing to change things a little, you might be able to find
> out more about the problem.
>
> In the file
> /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/smart/backends/rpm/pm.py
> (on fc7 it is python2.5 instead of python2.5)
> add the following lines around the culprit that is failing.
>
> try:
> loader = [x for x in pkg.loaders if not x.getInstalled()][0]
> except:
> print ("loaders index failure %s \n %s" % (str(pkg),
> str(pkg.loaders)))
>
> Make sure the indentation is consistent, important in python.
> This will slow it down slightly, but when it bombs will print the
> stringification of the pkg and pkg.loaders. It is actually
> pkg.loaders that is a container and has no objects. If smart runs
> from the gui, this will probably print in logs somewhere or on a
> console. If from the command line, it should print right below the
> command output.
>
Realized that if your not familiar with python I should give you a
little more context for the code change.
for pkg, op in sorted:
if op is INSTALL:
if pkg.installed:
reinstall = True
try:
loader = [x for x in pkg.loaders if not
x.getInstalled()][0]
except:
print ("pkg.loaders index failure %s \n %s" %
(str(pkg), str(pkg.loaders)))
info = loader.getInfo(pkg)
mode = pkg in upgrading and "u" or "i"
path = pkgpaths[pkg][0]
fd = os.open(path, os.O_RDONLY)
try:
h = ts.hdrFromFdno(fd)
except rpm.error, e:
os.close(fd)
raise Error, "%s: %s" % (os.path.basename(path), e)
os.close(fd)
ts.addInstall(h, (info, path), mode)
packages += 1
