The difference is likely compiled into lib/rpmrc.c translating uname(2).
Having gook compiled into rpm is one of many reasons why rpmrc
file handling has been removed.
In rpm-4.4.7+, the --target option can be used to set the arch, what
you see is what you get.
Meanwhile, try
mkdir -p /etc/rpm
echo "sparc64-sun-solaris2.9" > /etc/rpm/platform
73 de Jeff
That worked great! Thanks Jeff. Are there any other locations I might be able to specify this as well? It's not the end of the world, but we try to reserve /etc for Sun only. I tried /usr/local/etc on a whim with no luck.
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