Up2date Processing Errors

[Temlakos]

Ron wrote:
> Recently, since update to FC4, we have received update announcements for 
> Fedora 4.  However, when running Up2Date, we receive the response that 
> the system is up to date.  Checking the Up2Date log reveals processing 
> errors shown below.
> 
> Has anyone experienced similar Up2Date processing errors as below?  If 
> so, what is the corrective action>
> 
> [Mon Jun 27 07:47:45 2005] up2date   File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 
> 1265, in ?
>     sys.exit(main() or 0)
>    File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 891, in main
>     gui.main()
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 2158, in main
>     gtk.mainloop()
>    File 
> "/usr/src/build/535819-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", 
> line 70, in __call__
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 1311, in 
> onChannelsPageNext
>     self.pList.run()
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/packageList.py", line 132, in run
>     progressCallback = self.progressCallback )
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnPackageInfo.py", line 420, in 
> obsoletesList
>     progressCallback = progressCallback )
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 316, in doCall
>     ret = apply(method, args, kwargs)
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoDirector.py", line 28, in 
> getObsoletes
>     return self.handlers[channel['type']].getObsoletes(channel, 
> msgCallback, progressCallback)
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py", line 252, in 
> getObsoletes
>     msgCallback, progressCallback)
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/repomdRepo.py", line 
> 173, in getObsoletes
>     self.initRepo()
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/repomdRepo.py", line 
> 123, in initRepo
>     log.trace_me()
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateLog.py", line 35, in trace_me
>     x = traceback.extract_stack()
> 
> [Mon Jun 27 07:47:45 2005] up2date   File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 
> 1265, in ?
>     sys.exit(main() or 0)
>    File "/usr/sbin/up2date", line 891, in main
>     gui.main()
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 2158, in main
>     gtk.mainloop()
>    File 
> "/usr/src/build/535819-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", 
> line 70, in __call__
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/gui.py", line 1311, in 
> onChannelsPageNext
>     self.pList.run()
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/packageList.py", line 132, in run
>     progressCallback = self.progressCallback )
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rhnPackageInfo.py", line 420, in 
> obsoletesList
>     progressCallback = progressCallback )
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpcServer.py", line 316, in doCall
>     ret = apply(method, args, kwargs)
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoDirector.py", line 28, in 
> getObsoletes
>     return self.handlers[channel['type']].getObsoletes(channel, 
> msgCallback, progressCallback)
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/rpmSource.py", line 252, in 
> getObsoletes
>     msgCallback, progressCallback)
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/repomdRepo.py", line 
> 173, in getObsoletes
>     self.initRepo()
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/repoBackends/repomdRepo.py", line 
> 123, in initRepo
>     log.trace_me()
>    File "/usr/share/rhn/up2date_client/up2dateLog.py", line 35, in trace_me
>     x = traceback.extract_stack()
> 
> 
> Ron Eckhardt
> Information Technology Services
> 
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> 

All I know about up2date is that it has never notified me when updates 
are available. I've had to start my own package manager (smart), refresh 
all channels, and then hit the update switch. Everything works.

I suppose that while I don't get notices when updates are available, 
others get notices when updates are not yet available--probably not 
promulgated to the mirrors. I've never seen up2date in such sorry shape 
as this.

For the record, I tried to use the "repomd" channel that tells up2date 
to consult the relevant file(s) in /etc/yum.repos.d/. That's a very good 
idea /if/ someone can make it work.

Temlakos