Help with update issue

[Orion Poplawski]

In paraview 3.8.0, %{_libdir}/paraview/paraview is a directory:

ls -l /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview
total 660
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root   4213 Aug  2 15:35 benchmark.py
-rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyc
-rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyo
....

In paraview 3.8.1, it is a file.

It fails to upgrade with:

Error unpacking rpm package paraview-3.8.1-2.fc14.x86_64
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview: cpio: 
rename
paraview-3.8.0-4.fc14.x86_64 was supposed to be removed but is not!

Anything I can do to fix?


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Orion Poplawski
Technical Manager                     303-415-9701 x222
NWRA/CoRA Division                    FAX: [phone]
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[Paul Howarth]

On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:52:37 -0600
Orion Poplawski <orion(a)cora.nwra.com&gt; wrote:

>  In paraview 3.8.0, %{_libdir}/paraview/paraview is a directory:
>  
>  ls -l /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview
>  total 660
>  -rw-r--r--. 1 root root   4213 Aug  2 15:35 benchmark.py
>  -rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyc
>  -rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyo
>  ....
>  
>  In paraview 3.8.1, it is a file.
>  
>  It fails to upgrade with:
>  
>  Error unpacking rpm package paraview-3.8.1-2.fc14.x86_64
>  error: unpacking of archive failed on
>  file /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview: cpio: rename
>  paraview-3.8.0-4.fc14.x86_64 was supposed to be removed but is not!
>  
>  Anything I can do to fix? 
Test for %{_libdir}/paraview/paraview being a directory in %pre and
renaming/removing it if it is?

Paul.

[Orion Poplawski]

On 10/07/2010 02:52 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote:
>  In paraview 3.8.0, %{_libdir}/paraview/paraview is a directory:
>
>  ls -l /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview
>  total 660
>  -rw-r--r--. 1 root root   4213 Aug  2 15:35 benchmark.py
>  -rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyc
>  -rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyo
>  ....
>
>  In paraview 3.8.1, it is a file.
>
>  It fails to upgrade with:
>
>  Error unpacking rpm package paraview-3.8.1-2.fc14.x86_64
>  error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview: cpio:
>  rename
>  paraview-3.8.0-4.fc14.x86_64 was supposed to be removed but is not!
>
>  Anything I can do to fix?
>
>  
Would this be acceptable?

#Handle changing from directory to file
%triggerin -- paraview <= 3.8.0
rm -rf %{_libdir}/paraview/paraview

Is there a place in the wiki where possible packaging tips like this are kept? 
  Should this be on such a page? 
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging_tricks ?

-- 
Orion Poplawski
Technical Manager                     303-415-9701 x222
NWRA/CoRA Division                    FAX: [phone]
3380 Mitchell Lane                  orion(a)cora.nwra.com
Boulder, CO 80301              http://www.cora.nwra.com

[Mamoru Tasaka]

Orion Poplawski wrote, at 10/08/2010 05:52 AM +9:00:
>  In paraview 3.8.0, %{_libdir}/paraview/paraview is a directory:
>
>  ls -l /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview
>  total 660
>  -rw-r--r--. 1 root root   4213 Aug  2 15:35 benchmark.py
>  -rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyc
>  -rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyo
>  ....
>
>  In paraview 3.8.1, it is a file.
>
>  It fails to upgrade with:
>
>  Error unpacking rpm package paraview-3.8.1-2.fc14.x86_64
>  error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview: cpio:
>  rename
>  paraview-3.8.0-4.fc14.x86_64 was supposed to be removed but is not!
>
>  Anything I can do to fix?
>  
One resort to remove the directory in %pre of new rpm, like

%pre
if [ -d %_libdir/paraview/paraview ]
then
   rm -f %_libdir/paraview/paraview/benchmark.py{,c,o}
   rmdir %_libdir/paraview/paraview || \
      mv %_libdir/paraview/paraview{,.rpmsave}
fi

Regards,
Mamoru

[Orion Poplawski]

On 10/07/2010 03:02 PM, Paul Howarth wrote:
>  On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:52:37 -0600
>  Orion Poplawski<orion(a)cora.nwra.com>  wrote:
>
> > In paraview 3.8.0, %{_libdir}/paraview/paraview is a directory:
> >
> > ls -l /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview
> > total 660
> > -rw-r--r--. 1 root root   4213 Aug  2 15:35 benchmark.py
> > -rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyc
> > -rw-r--r--. 2 root root   4202 Aug  2 16:20 benchmark.pyo
> > ....
> >
> > In paraview 3.8.1, it is a file.
> >
> > It fails to upgrade with:
> >
> > Error unpacking rpm package paraview-3.8.1-2.fc14.x86_64
> > error: unpacking of archive failed on
> > file /usr/lib64/paraview/paraview: cpio: rename
> > paraview-3.8.0-4.fc14.x86_64 was supposed to be removed but is not!
> >
> > Anything I can do to fix?
>
>  Test for %{_libdir}/paraview/paraview being a directory in %pre and
>  renaming/removing it if it is?
>
>  Paul. 
Sounds good.  Thanks.

-- 
Orion Poplawski
Technical Manager                     303-415-9701 x222
NWRA/CoRA Division                    FAX: [phone]
3380 Mitchell Lane                  orion(a)cora.nwra.com
Boulder, CO 80301              http://www.cora.nwra.com