[Yum] 'yum groupinstall <foo>' does not install packages

[seth vidal]

> > > No packages in any requested group available to install
> > > 
> > > Any idea what might be wrong?
> > > 
> > 
> > Run:
> > yum groupinfo rhel3-isr-extras
> > 
> > and tell me what it outputs.
> > 
> > I bet this is a question of default vs mandatory vs optional packages.
> 
> [root at hannah root]# yum groupinfo rhel3-isr-extras
> Setting up Group Process
> Setting up Repo:  rhel3-isr-extras
> repomd.xml                100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
>  
> Group: rhel3-isr-extras
>  Mandatory Packages:
>    cfitsio
>    gv
>    firefox
>    rh-postgresql-libs
>    cfitsio-devel
>    TIVsm
>    xmms
>    rh-postgresql-docs
>    freeglut-devel
>    mozilla-chat
>    freeglut
>    dkms
>    xcdroast
>    gnuplot
>    abiword
>    pine
>    rh-postgresql-python
>    rh-postgresql-devel
>    gdal
>    rh-postgresql-contrib
>    mozilla-nss
>    fribidi0
>    opt
>    libsigc++-devel
>    mozilla-mail
>    mozilla-js-debugger
>    mozilla
>    nasm-rdoff
>    libsigc++
>    nasm-doc
>    xmms-vorbis
>    vim-X11
>    gqview
>    mozilla-nspr
>    planner
>    ckermit
>    rh-postgresql-tcl
>    mc
>    xmms-mikmod
>    rh-postgresql-jdbc
>    thunderbird
>    gtkspell
>    gsl
>    cdda2wav
>    xmms-esd
>    rh-postgresql
>    mx
>    nasm

and all of those packages are NOT installed, right?

can you tell me what:

yum -d3 groupinstall thatgroup

outputs?

-sv