[Yum] yum critical: <XYZ> was supposed to be installed but is not

[Martin Vogt]

Martin Vogt wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I have tracked down a critical yum error message:
> 
> 
>> kernel-source-2.6.27.25-0.1.1.x86_64
>> was supposed to be installed but is not!
> 

Now it gets interesting.

I get this error on "yum update":

>Running Transaction
>  Updating       : kernel-source-2.6.27.25-0.1.1.x86_64

>  Cleanup        : kernel-source-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.x86_64

>kernel-source-2.6.27.25-0.1.1.x86_64 was supposed to be installed but
>is not!

But _not_ on:

yum update
/var/cache/yum/R0_os11.1/packages/kernel-source-2.6.27.25-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm

(which is the same rpm of course)

>Updating:
> kernel-source
>     x86_64   2.6.27.25-0.1.1     /kernel-source-2.6.27.25-0.1.1.x86_64
[......]
>Running Transaction
>  Updating       : kernel-source-2.6.27.25-0.1.1.x86_64

>  Cleanup        : kernel-source-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.x86_64
     >Transaction time: 41.489

so running yum update does not work but
yum update /path/to/rpm.rpm works(!)

I use yum 3.2.23
including the lates patches from rawhide:

Patch0: installonlyn-enable.patch
Patch1: yum-mirror-priority.patch
Patch2: yum-manpage-files.patch
Patch3: yum-multilib-policy-best.patch
Patch4: yum-HEAD.patch
Patch5: no-more-exactarchlist.patch
Patch6: yum_no_deprected.patch

(The previous version 3.2.23 without the pachtes had the same problem btw.)

Martin