Re: repackaged rpm (relocated on non default path) when installed again gives cpio archive error : cpio Archive file not in header

[Jeff Johnson <n3npq jbj gmail com>]

On Feb 9, 2006, at 12:08 AM, rishi kumar wrote:

> Hi,
> I am encounterring a problem with repackaged rpm on rpm version  
> 4.2.1 on platform ES3.0 . I need to upgrade an rpm package but I  
> also keep the previous installation by doing an upgrade with -- 
> repakage flag. The repackaging is successful but the problem is  
> that the repackaged rpm when installed ( using --nomd5 --nodigest -- 
> nosignature flags ) gives me an error
>
>    1:scs                     
> ########################################### [100%]
> error: unpacking of archive failed on file ./opt/precam/p3/bin/ 
> prenum :cpio: Archive file not in header
>
> I do not get this error on any other platform say RH 9.0 . Is this  
> a known problem or am I doing something wrong. Or do I need any  
> other flags to ignore any checksum mismatches.

Known and fixed in rpm-4.4.4.

73 de Jeff