[KLUG Members] RH 8.0 Pkg Mgr "Tree" error

Bruce Smith members@kalamazoolinux.org
24 Jan 2003 19:55:00 -0500


> > > But, I have found where the error message comes from, and I have no clue
> > > on how to fix it.
> > > 
> > > It is from line 675 of /usr/share/redhat-config-packages/method.py
> > 
> > I looked at the program code on my system (where the program runs fine),
> > and it looks like you may be missing a file on your hard drive.
> > 
> > Check and see if the following file exists:  /usr/share/comps/.discinfo
> 
> NO SUCH DIR!

Hold on!  My fault!  The file _should_ be:

   /usr/share/comps/i386/.discinfo

Sorry about that!

I also checked, and the file is part of the package:  (CD#1)

  comps-extras-8.0-3.noarch.rpm

Try loading that RPM instead of creating the file manually.


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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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