Description of problem: Tried to update Mageia 4 to Cauldron according to Wiki: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Cauldron However, after replacing the repositories, urpmi gave an error (translated from estonian): Problem reading repository "Core Release" synthesize file Can't call method "flag_skip" on an undefined value at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.18.1/i386-linux-thread-multi/URPM/Resolve.pm line 582. Non-free and tainted repositories were OK. Sander suggested to upgrade perl-URPM to the cauldron one, but I was unable to do so with urpmi as I had KDE 4.11.5 installed from Mageia 4 updates/testing and urpmi wished to replace many packages from it with the 4.11.4 ones. Workaround was to use rpm -Uvh librpm3-4.11.2-3.mga5.i586.rpm perl-base-5.18.2-4.mga5.i586.rpm rpm-4.11.2-3.mga5.i586.rpm perl-5.18.2-4.mga5.i586.rpm perl-URPM-4.30-1.mga5.i586.rpm and then the cauldron update succeeded Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce:
Yes, it's known. The kernel provides has grown beyond allocated buffer space in perl-URPM. we have it fixed in cauldron, and now that it has seem some testing there we will provide perl-URPM updates for both mga3 and mga4
CC: (none) => tmb
There is now fixed perl-URPM in mga3 and mga4 updates_testing thanks to tv. mga3: SRPM: perl-URPM-4.27.1-1.mga3.src.rpm i586: perl-URPM-4.27.1-1.mga3.i586.rpm x86_64: perl-URPM-4.27.1-1.mga3.x86_64.rpm mga4: SRPM: perl-URPM-4.30-1.mga4.src.rpm i586: perl-URPM-4.30-1.mga4.i586.rpm x86_64: perl-URPM-4.30-1.mga4.x86_64.rpm Advisory: Updated perl-URPM fixes buffer size for rpm provides. Newer kernels has provides that does not fit into current 64k size limit, making it impossible to add hdlists from cauldron and upcoming mga5 on a mga3 or mga4 system breaking chroot installs and online upgrades on 32bit (i586) systems. This update fixes the issue by doubling the buffer space so it can handle all provides. Testcase: Try to add cauldron hdlists on a mga3 or mga4 32bit install, and it will complain about kernel provides. Install the updated perl-URPM Try to add cauldron hdlists again, it will now succeed.
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaudHardware: i586 => AllAssignee: bugsquad => qa-bugsSummary: Update Mageia 4 -> Cauldron - problem reading repository "Core Release" synthesize file => Update request: perl-URPMWhiteboard: (none) => MGA3TOO
Testing on Mageia 4 32-bit. I added the cauldron mirrors along the Mageia 4 ones, and could confirm that I am unable to install any package from Cauldron. Then I installed the update candidate perl-URPM-4.30-1.mga4.i586 and I was able to test the availability of the cauldron packages (with "urpmi --test dustrac", the latter being packaged on in cauldron). I did not try an upgrade to cauldron though, but I checked that I was still able to install packages from Mageia 4's mirrors with the new perl-URPM.
CC: (none) => remiWhiteboard: MGA3TOO => MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok
Testing on MGA3 i586. I added the cauldron mirrors, and could upgrade to cauldron.
Status: NEW => ASSIGNEDCC: (none) => lists.jjorge
Whiteboard: MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok => MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok mga3-64-ok
(In reply to José Jorge from comment #4) > Testing on MGA3 i586. I added the cauldron mirrors, and could upgrade to > cauldron. You said you tested on i586 but added the "mga3-64-ok" tag, shouldn't it be "mga3-32-ok"?
Tested on Mageia 4 i586. Installed perl-URPM-4.30-1.mga4.i586.rpm from Mageia 4 /core/updates_testing and now urpmi is able to read Cauldron repository "Core Release" synthesize file.
Sorry, it (In reply to Rémi Verschelde from comment #5) > (In reply to José Jorge from comment #4) > > Testing on MGA3 i586. I added the cauldron mirrors, and could upgrade to > > cauldron. > > You said you tested on i586 but added the "mga3-64-ok" tag, shouldn't it be > "mga3-32-ok"? Sorry, my fault, it was really MGA3-64, so I leave the tag unchanged.
Testing complete mga3 32 in vbox. It needs testing mga4 64 to validate. Took a snapshot so it could be rolled back. Before ------ # urpmi.removemedia -a # urpmi.addmedia --distrib http://mylocalmirror/distrib/cauldron/i586 # urpmi --auto-select Lots of errors & problem reading synthesis file of medium "Core Release" After ----- Rolled back the VM and repeated with the update installed. Shows normal list of priority packages to be updated and starts to install them without error. I didn't complete the upgrade. Rolled back the VM again and installed the update again and was able to install/remove/query packages without error in mga3. Used in testing drupal update.
Whiteboard: MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok mga3-64-ok => MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok mga3-32-ok mga3-64-ok
Nice testing :-) !
Thanks :)
Testing complete mga4 x64 in hyper-v. Used snapshot to test, tried changing to cauldron before updating perl-URPM and received many errors. Rolled the system back to before changing and retesting. After perl-URPM-4.30-1.mga4 was installed the system started installing cauldron rpms without issue. I stopped after about 30/443 packages were installed. Rolled back a second time to install perl-URPM-4.30-1.mga4 and test packages without changing to cauldron. Installed a latest kernel-server and cifs-utils, hen removed kernel-server, no errors.
CC: (none) => dpremyWhiteboard: MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok mga3-32-ok mga3-64-ok => MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok mga3-32-ok mga3-64-ok mga4-64-ok
Validating the update, the advisory has been uploaded. Please push perl-URPM to 3 & 4 core/updates. Thanks everyone for testing!
Keywords: (none) => validated_updateWhiteboard: MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok mga3-32-ok mga3-64-ok mga4-64-ok => MGA3TOO has_procedure mga4-32-ok mga3-32-ok mga3-64-ok mga4-64-ok advisory
Update pushed: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2014-0117.html
Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED