Couple of Questions

[lakerdonald]

Since your current RPM is broken, you'll probably have to compile it from source (I hope you have gcc and make installed)

[Jordan_Hounsell]

How do I know if I do?

Thanks for all of this help by the way

EDIT: I'm pretty sure I do, this is what happens when i just put in those commands.

[root@localhost ~]# gcc
gcc: no input files
[root@localhost ~]# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
[root@localhost ~]#

[lakerdonald]

Type

gcc

and

make

respectively. If you get command not found, you don't have them installed.

[Jordan_Hounsell]

Ok so I do, where do I obtain the source code, I tried rpm.org but there ftp locations aren't working.

[lakerdonald]

Here:
ftp://gentoo.mirrors.tds.net/gentoo/...m-4.2.1.tar.gz

[Jordan_Hounsell]

Ok, I think I did evrything right ./configure then make then make install but when i did make install I a lot of errors.

[root@localhost rpm-4.2.1]# make install
Making install in intl
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/intl'
if test "rpm" = "gettext" \
&& test '' = 'intl-compat.o'; then \
/bin/sh `case "./mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/lib /usr/local/include; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 libintl.h /usr/local/include/libintl.h; \
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 libintl.a /usr/local/lib/libintl.a; \
else \
: ; \
fi
if test 'no' = yes; then \
test yes != no || /bin/sh `case "./mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/lib; \
temp=/usr/local/lib/t-charset.alias; \
dest=/usr/local/lib/charset.alias; \
if test -f /usr/local/lib/charset.alias; then \
orig=/usr/local/lib/charset.alias; \
sed -f ref-add.sed $orig > $temp; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 $temp $dest; \
rm -f $temp; \
else \
if test yes = no; then \
orig=charset.alias; \
sed -f ref-add.sed $orig > $temp; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 $temp $dest; \
rm -f $temp; \
fi; \
fi; \
/bin/sh `case "./mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/share/locale; \
test -f /usr/local/share/locale/locale.alias \
&& orig=/usr/local/share/locale/locale.alias \
|| orig=./locale.alias; \
temp=/usr/local/share/locale/t-locale.alias; \
dest=/usr/local/share/locale/locale.alias; \
sed -f ref-add.sed $orig > $temp; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 $temp $dest; \
rm -f $temp; \
else \
: ; \
fi
if test "rpm" = "gettext"; then \
/bin/sh `case "./mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/share/gettext/intl; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 VERSION /usr/local/share/gettext/intl/VERSION; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ChangeLog.inst /usr/local/share/gettext/intl/ChangeLog; \
dists="COPYING.LIB-2.0 COPYING.LIB-2.1 Makefile.in config.charset locale.alias ref-add.sin ref-del.sin gmo.h gettextP.h hash-string.h plural-exp.h eval-plural.h os2compat.h libgnuintl.h loadinfo.h bindtextdom.c dcgettext.c dgettext.c gettext.c finddomain.c loadmsgcat.c localealias.c textdomain.c l10nflist.c explodename.c dcigettext.c dcngettext.c dngettext.c ngettext.c plural.y plural-exp.c localcharset.c localename.c osdep.c os2compat.c intl-compat.c"; \
for file in $dists; do \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./$file \
/usr/local/share/gettext/intl/$file; \
done; \
chmod a+x /usr/local/share/gettext/intl/config.charset; \
dists="plural.c"; \
for file in $dists; do \
if test -f $file; then dir=.; else dir=.; fi; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 $dir/$file \
/usr/local/share/gettext/intl/$file; \
done; \
dists="xopen-msg.sed linux-msg.sed po2tbl.sed.in cat-compat.c COPYING.LIB-2 gettext.h libgettext.h plural-eval.c"; \
for file in $dists; do \
rm -f /usr/local/share/gettext/intl/$file; \
done; \
else \
: ; \
fi
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/intl'
Making install in po
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/po'
/bin/sh `case "./mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/share
installing cs.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing da.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing de.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing fi.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing fr.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing gl.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing is.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing ja.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing ko.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing no.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/no/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing pl.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing pt.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing pt_BR.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing ro.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing ru.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing sk.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing sl.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing sr.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing sv.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
installing tr.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/rpm.mo
if test "rpm" = "gettext"; then \
/bin/sh `case "./mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/share/gettext/po; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./Makefile.in.in \
/usr/local/share/gettext/po/Makefile.in.in; \
else \
: ; \
fi
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/po'
Making install in zlib
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/zlib'
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/zlib'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/zlib'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/zlib'
Making install in file
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/file'
make install-am
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/file'
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/file'
/bin/sh ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/lib/rpm
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 magic /usr/local/lib/rpm/magic
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 magic.mime /usr/local/lib/rpm/magic.mime
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 magic.mgc /usr/local/lib/rpm/magic.mgc
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 magic.mime.mgc /usr/local/lib/rpm/magic.mime.mgc
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/file'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/file'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/file'
Making install in db3
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/db3'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `install'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/db3'
Making install in popt
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt'
Making install in intl
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt/intl'
if test "popt" = "gettext" \
&& test '' = 'intl-compat.o'; then \
/bin/sh `case "./../mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./../mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././../mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/lib /usr/local/include; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 libintl.h /usr/local/include/libintl.h; \
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 libintl.a /usr/local/lib/libintl.a; \
else \
: ; \
fi
if test 'no' = yes; then \
test yes != no || /bin/sh `case "./../mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./../mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././../mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/lib; \
temp=/usr/local/lib/t-charset.alias; \
dest=/usr/local/lib/charset.alias; \
if test -f /usr/local/lib/charset.alias; then \
orig=/usr/local/lib/charset.alias; \
sed -f ref-add.sed $orig > $temp; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 $temp $dest; \
rm -f $temp; \
else \
if test yes = no; then \
orig=charset.alias; \
sed -f ref-add.sed $orig > $temp; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 $temp $dest; \
rm -f $temp; \
fi; \
fi; \
/bin/sh `case "./../mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./../mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././../mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/share/locale; \
test -f /usr/local/share/locale/locale.alias \
&& orig=/usr/local/share/locale/locale.alias \
|| orig=./locale.alias; \
temp=/usr/local/share/locale/t-locale.alias; \
dest=/usr/local/share/locale/locale.alias; \
sed -f ref-add.sed $orig > $temp; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 $temp $dest; \
rm -f $temp; \
else \
: ; \
fi
if test "popt" = "gettext"; then \
/bin/sh `case "./../mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./../mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././../mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/share/gettext/intl; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 VERSION /usr/local/share/gettext/intl/VERSION; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ChangeLog.inst /usr/local/share/gettext/intl/ChangeLog; \
dists="COPYING.LIB-2.0 COPYING.LIB-2.1 Makefile.in config.charset locale.alias ref-add.sin ref-del.sin gmo.h gettextP.h hash-string.h plural-exp.h eval-plural.h os2compat.h libgnuintl.h loadinfo.h bindtextdom.c dcgettext.c dgettext.c gettext.c finddomain.c loadmsgcat.c localealias.c textdomain.c l10nflist.c explodename.c dcigettext.c dcngettext.c dngettext.c ngettext.c plural.y plural-exp.c localcharset.c localename.c osdep.c os2compat.c intl-compat.c"; \
for file in $dists; do \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./$file \
/usr/local/share/gettext/intl/$file; \
done; \
chmod a+x /usr/local/share/gettext/intl/config.charset; \
dists="plural.c"; \
for file in $dists; do \
if test -f $file; then dir=.; else dir=.; fi; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 $dir/$file \
/usr/local/share/gettext/intl/$file; \
done; \
dists="xopen-msg.sed linux-msg.sed po2tbl.sed.in cat-compat.c COPYING.LIB-2 gettext.h libgettext.h plural-eval.c"; \
for file in $dists; do \
rm -f /usr/local/share/gettext/intl/$file; \
done; \
else \
: ; \
fi
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt/intl'
Making install in po
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt/po'
/bin/sh `case "./../mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./../mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././../mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/share
installing cs.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing da.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing de.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing es.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing eu_ES.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/eu_ES/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing fi.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing fr.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing gl.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing hu.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing id.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing is.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/is/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing it.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing ja.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing ko.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing no.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/no/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing pl.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing pt.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing pt_BR.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing ro.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing ru.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing sk.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing sl.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing sr.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing sv.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing tr.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing uk.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing wa.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/wa/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing zh.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/zh/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
installing zh_CN.GB2312.gmo as /usr/local/share/locale/zh_CN.GB2312/LC_MESSAGES/popt.mo
if test "popt" = "gettext"; then \
/bin/sh `case "./../mkinstalldirs" in /*) echo "./../mkinstalldirs" ;; *) echo ".././../mkinstalldirs" ;; esac` /usr/local/share/gettext/po; \
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./Makefile.in.in \
/usr/local/share/gettext/po/Makefile.in.in; \
else \
: ; \
fi
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt/po'
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt'
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
/bin/sh ./../mkinstalldirs /usr/local/include
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 popt.h /usr/local/include/popt.h
/bin/sh ./../mkinstalldirs /usr/local/man/man3
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./popt.3 /usr/local/man/man3/popt.3
/bin/sh ./../mkinstalldirs /usr/local/lib
/bin/sh ./libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c libpopt.la /usr/local/lib/libpopt.la
/usr/bin/install -c .libs/libpopt.so.0.0.0 /usr/local/lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0
(cd /usr/local/lib && rm -f libpopt.so.0 && ln -s libpopt.so.0.0.0 libpopt.so.0)(cd /usr/local/lib && rm -f libpopt.so && ln -s libpopt.so.0.0.0 libpopt.so)
/usr/bin/install -c .libs/libpopt.lai /usr/local/lib/libpopt.la
/usr/bin/install -c .libs/libpopt.a /usr/local/lib/libpopt.a
ranlib /usr/local/lib/libpopt.a
chmod 644 /usr/local/lib/libpopt.a
PATH="$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig -n /usr/local/lib
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Libraries have been installed in:
/usr/local/lib

If you ever happen to want to link against installed libraries
in a given directory, LIBDIR, you must either use libtool, and
specify the full pathname of the library, or use the `-LLIBDIR'
flag during linking and do at least one of the following:
- add LIBDIR to the `LD_LIBRARY_PATH' environment variable
during execution
- add LIBDIR to the `LD_RUN_PATH' environment variable
during linking
- use the `-Wl,--rpath -Wl,LIBDIR' linker flag
- have your system administrator add LIBDIR to `/etc/ld.so.conf'

See any operating system documentation about shared libraries for
more information, such as the ld(1) and ld.so( manual pages.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/popt'
Making install in rpmio
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/rpmio'
if /bin/sh ../libtool --mode=compile gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I. -I.. -I../popt -I../zlib -g -O2 -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wno-char-subscripts -MT digest.lo -MD -MP -MF ".deps/digest.Tpo" \
-c -o digest.lo `test -f 'digest.c' || echo './'`digest.c; \
then mv -f ".deps/digest.Tpo" ".deps/digest.Plo"; \
else rm -f ".deps/digest.Tpo"; exit 1; \
fi
rm -f .libs/digest.lo
gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I. -I.. -I../popt -I../zlib -g -O2 -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wno-char-subscripts -MT digest.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/digest.Tpo -c digest.c -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/digest.lo
In file included from rpmio_internal.h:9,
from digest.c:6:
./rpmio.h:582: warning: type qualifiers ignored on function return type
In file included from digest.c:6:
rpmio_internal.h:12:26: error: beecrypt.api.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:16:22: error: beecrypt.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:17:20: error: base64.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:18:17: error: dsa.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:19:24: error: endianness.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:20:17: error: md5.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:21:16: error: mp.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:22:17: error: rsa.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:23:19: error: rsapk.h: No such file or directory
rpmio_internal.h:24:18: error: sha1.h: No such file or directory
In file included from digest.c:6:
rpmio_internal.h:80: error: syntax error before 'mpbarrett'
rpmio_internal.h:80: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union
rpmio_internal.h:81: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'q'
rpmio_internal.h:81: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:82: error: syntax error before 'g'
rpmio_internal.h:82: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'g'
rpmio_internal.h:82: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:83: error: syntax error before 'y'
rpmio_internal.h:83: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'y'
rpmio_internal.h:83: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:84: error: syntax error before 'hm'
rpmio_internal.h:84: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'hm'
rpmio_internal.h:84: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:85: error: syntax error before 'r'
rpmio_internal.h:85: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'r'
rpmio_internal.h:85: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:86: error: syntax error before 's'
rpmio_internal.h:86: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 's'
rpmio_internal.h:86: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:89: error: syntax error before 'rsa_pk'
rpmio_internal.h:89: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'rsa_pk'
rpmio_internal.h:89: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:90: error: syntax error before 'm'
rpmio_internal.h:90: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'm'
rpmio_internal.h:90: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:91: error: syntax error before 'c'
rpmio_internal.h:91: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'c'
rpmio_internal.h:91: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
rpmio_internal.h:92: error: syntax error before 'rsahm'
rpmio_internal.h:92: warning: type defaults to 'int' in declaration of 'rsahm'
rpmio_internal.h:92: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
digest.c: In function 'rpmDigestInit':
digest.c:58: error: 'md5Param' undeclared (first use in this function)
digest.c:58: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
digest.c:58: error: for each function it appears in.)
digest.c:62: error: 'md5Reset' undeclared (first use in this function)
digest.c:63: error: 'md5Update' undeclared (first use in this function)
digest.c:64: error: 'md5Digest' undeclared (first use in this function)
digest.c:71: error: 'sha1Param' undeclared (first use in this function)
digest.c:75: error: 'sha1Reset' undeclared (first use in this function)
digest.c:76: error: 'sha1Update' undeclared (first use in this function)
digest.c:77: error: 'sha1Digest' undeclared (first use in this function)
make[1]: *** [digest.lo] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/rpm-4.2.1/rpmio'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
[root@localhost rpm-4.2.1]#

Did It work?

[lakerdonald]

No, it didn't install all the way...Odd

[lakerdonald]

Try:

ldd /usr/bin/rpm

or wherever the old rpm is installed.

[Jordan_Hounsell]

[root@localhost ~]# ldd /usr/bin/rpm
ldd: /usr/bin/rpm: No such file or directory

however, I found a folder called rpm in usr/local/lib/rpm/

It has 4 files adn they all start with magic

[Jordan_Hounsell]

Shouldn't I remove the other rpm first? How do I do that?