RE: 0.99 vs redhat

Rob Hagopian <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.up2date.current.devel
Message-ID <F4A736AE282FD511BC28009027CC7C590236B4D6@gopostal> 
Did you try my method to reproduce it - rh7.1, directory order mattered, etc
- or did you try calling the functions directly?
								-Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Berninger [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 12:53 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Current-server] 0.99 vs redhat
> 
> 
> Well, unfortunately, yes, since the bug in question is 
> (evidently) with
> rpm-python-4.0.2-8.  What's really strange is that the labelCompare on
> my 7.1 system worked as expected, and gave the correct results both
> ways.
> 
>         Hunter and I have looked at the RPM code in this narrow little
> area, and as best we can determine, there is no material difference
> between the versionCompare and labelComapre.  The specifics are as
> follows:
> 
>         labelCompare takes two tuples as args, each tuple 
> consisting of
> (epoch, version, release).  First, it looks at the epochs.  
> If one epoch
> is not NULL and the other is NULL, the non-NULL is more recent.  If
> they're both non-NULL, and not equal, the newer is newer.  
> This is done
> by converting to ints and doing a '<' or '>' test.
> 
>         If the epochs are both NULL or are equal, a call to 
> rpmvercmp is
> ussues with the versions as arguments.  This returns a -1, 0, or 1 to
> determine which is equal.  If it is -1 or 1, that value is 
> returned, if
> 0, another call to rpmvercmp() is issued with the releases as 
> arguments.
> This return value is returned, whatever value it is.
> 
>         For some reason, this works for me on a 7.1 platform, but
> obviously not for everyone.  Since the algorithm is identical for
> versionCompare(), except that it takes the header and it extracts the
> (epoch, version, release) for you, rather than expecting you 
> to extract
> it, there's no reason to switch to versionCompare, as 
> tracking the full
> header would be difficult at best.  BLOB's are not known for 
> performance
> in database functions, which is what the header object would 
> have to be
> stored as.
> 
> On Fri, 08 Mar 2002, Rob Hagopian wrote:
> 
> > Not quite yet :-)
> > 
> > This makes v7.2, and more specificly rpm-python-4.0.3-1.03 
> a prerequsite for
> > current-0.99 and the spec file should be updated to reflect that...
> > 
> > Personally, I'd prefer to see a workaround for 7.1, esp if 
> there are other
> > rpm-python calls that would correctly version the dbs...
> > 								-Rob
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John Berninger [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 11:45 AM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: Re: [Current-server] 0.99 vs redhat
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Well, with that, I'll assume that the problem was a bug 
> in 7.1's rpm
> > > module and was fixed in 7.2.  Any objections to closing this 
> > > issue?  :)
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 08 Mar 2002, Rob Hagopian wrote:
> > > 
> > > > [root@abbott i386]# for i in * ; do rpm -qp $i 
> > > --queryformat "%{NAME}
> > > > %{EPOCH} %{VERSION} %{RELEASE}\n"; done
> > > > php (none) 3.0.18 1.6.x
> > > > php (none) 3.0.18 8
> > > > php-imap (none) 3.0.18 1.6.x
> > > > php-imap (none) 3.0.18 8
> > > > php-ldap (none) 3.0.18 1.6.x
> > > > php-ldap (none) 3.0.18 8
> > > > php-manual (none) 3.0.18 1.6.x
> > > > php-manual (none) 3.0.18 8
> > > > php-pgsql (none) 3.0.18 1.6.x
> > > > php-pgsql (none) 3.0.18 8
> > > > [root@abbott i386]#
> > > > 
> > > > You're right, the server above is v7.1, our other current 
> > > servers are v7.2,
> > > > sorry... But 7.2 does work better (correctly, even):
> > > > 
> > > > [root@x2hvd test]# rpm -q rpm-python
> > > > rpm-python-4.0.3-1.03
> > > > [root@x2hvd test]# cadmin create dh-test
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:13 Adding php-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:13 Adding php-imap-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:13 Adding php-ldap-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:13 Adding php-manual-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Adding php-pgsql-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Adding php-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 hit = php:3.0.18:8:
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Comparing packages: php-3.0.18-1.6.x and 
> > > php-3.0.18-8
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Package is older than package already 
> in database.
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Adding php-imap-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 hit = php-imap:3.0.18:8:
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Comparing packages: php-imap-3.0.18-1.6.x and
> > > > php-imap-3.0.18-8
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Package is older than package already 
> in database.
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Adding php-ldap-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 hit = php-ldap:3.0.18:8:
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Comparing packages: php-ldap-3.0.18-1.6.x and
> > > > php-ldap-3.0.18-8
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Package is older than package already 
> in database.
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Adding php-manual-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 hit = php-manual:3.0.18:8:
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Comparing packages: php-manual-3.0.18-1.6.x and
> > > > php-manual-3.0.18-8
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Package is older than package already 
> in database.
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Adding php-pgsql-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 hit = php-pgsql:3.0.18:8:
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Comparing packages: php-pgsql-3.0.18-1.6.x and
> > > > php-pgsql-3.0.18-8
> > > > Mar 03 16:39:14 Package is older than package already 
> in database.
> > > > [root@x2hvd test]#
> > > > 
> > > > 							
> 	-Rob
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: John Berninger [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 11:26 AM
> > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Current-server] 0.99 vs redhat
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Rob -
> > > > > 
> > > > >         Could you issue the following RPM query for each 
> > > of the files
> > > > > involved (i.e. php-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm vs 
> > > php-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm):
> > > > > 
> > > > >         rpm -qp $filename --queryformat "%{NAME} %{EPOCH} 
> > > %{VERSION}
> > > > > %{RELEASE}" and send us the output?
> > > > > 
> > > > >         Also, you mentioned you're running on 7.2, but the
> > > > > rpm-python-4.0.2-8 package is a 7.1 RPM; the version 
> > > shipped with 7.2
> > > > > was rpm-python-4.0.3-1.03.  Do you have a spare machine you 
> > > > > can do a new
> > > > > install of 7.2 on available, then up2date it through RHN, 
> > > then test a
> > > > > fresh install of the current-0.99.0 RPM, to see what a 
> > > > > sanitized install
> > > > > does for you?
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Fri, 08 Mar 2002, Rob Hagopian wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > rpm-python-4.0.2-8
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I am able to reproduce it:
> > > > > > 	Make the package directory
> > > > > > 	Move in the most recent (php-3.0.18-8) packages
> > > > > > 	[cadmin create <- shouldn't be necessary, but I 
> > > did do it]
> > > > > > 	Move in the old (php-3.0.18-1.6.x) packages
> > > > > > 	cadmin create
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yields:
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:22 Adding php-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:22 Adding php-imap-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:22 Adding php-ldap-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:22 Adding php-manual-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Adding php-pgsql-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Adding php-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 hit = php:3.0.18:8:
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Comparing packages: php-3.0.18-1.6.x and 
> > > > > php-3.0.18-8
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Removing php-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Older package deleted from db.
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Adding php-imap-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 hit = php-imap:3.0.18:8:
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Comparing packages: 
> php-imap-3.0.18-1.6.x and
> > > > > > php-imap-3.0.18-8
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Removing php-imap-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Older package deleted from db.
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Adding php-ldap-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 hit = php-ldap:3.0.18:8:
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Comparing packages: 
> php-ldap-3.0.18-1.6.x and
> > > > > > php-ldap-3.0.18-8
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Removing php-ldap-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Older package deleted from db.
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Adding php-manual-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 hit = php-manual:3.0.18:8:
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Comparing packages: 
> php-manual-3.0.18-1.6.x and
> > > > > > php-manual-3.0.18-8
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Removing php-manual-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:23 Older package deleted from db.
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:24 Adding php-pgsql-3.0.18-1.6.x.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:24   type(hit) = <type 'string'>
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:24 hit = php-pgsql:3.0.18:8:
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:24 Comparing packages: 
> php-pgsql-3.0.18-1.6.x and
> > > > > > php-pgsql-3.0.18-8
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:24 Removing php-pgsql-3.0.18-8.i386.rpm
> > > > > > Mar 03 10:25:24 Older package deleted from db.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > This does NOT happen if you add in the old (-1.6.x) 
> > > packages to the
> > > > > > directory first (or both at the same time using 'mv 
> > > php-* i386/.'),
> > > > > > suggesting that the label comparison isn't really working 
> > > > > and that the
> > > > > > directory listings are really providing the ordering?
> > > > > > 							
> > > 	-Rob
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: John Berninger [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 10:07 AM
> > > > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > > > Cc: Rob Hagopian
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Current-server] 0.99 vs redhat
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Rob -
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >         I've just tested the compare you indicated, and 
> > > > > I'm getting a
> > > > > > > different result.  The compare is issuing: 
> > > > > > >         rpm.labelCompare( ('', '3.0.18', '1.6.x'), ('', 
> > > > > > > '3.0.18', '8'))
> > > > > > > which should result in a -1, and which should 
> then exit the 
> > > > > > > routine and
> > > > > > > go on to the next RPM.  When I manually issue 
> this compare, I 
> > > > > > > do indeed
> > > > > > > get a -1:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >>> rpm.labelCompare( ('', '3.0.18', '1.6.x'), ('', 
> > > > > '3.0.18', '8'))
> > > > > > > -1
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > What version of the rpm-python package are you using?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Fri, 08 Mar 2002, Rob Hagopian wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Yes, that was from the 6.2 tree (hence the 
> question about 
> > > > > > > rpm v3 perhaps
> > > > > > > > being different)...
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Server is RH 7.2, running current 0.99, clients 
> are 6.2, 
> > > > > > > 7.0, 7.1, and
> > > > > > > > 7.2...
> > > > > > > > 							
> > > > > 	-Rob
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > > > From: John Berninger [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 9:24 AM
> > > > > > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Current-server] 0.99 vs redhat
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > Rob -
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > >         I'm trying to confirm this is a bug in the 
> > > > > > > rpm.labelCompare()
> > > > > > > > > function / code, but in my 7.2 tree I see 
> only php 4.x 
> > > > > > > packages.  What
> > > > > > > > > release level are you attempting to server 
> with Current?  
> > > > > > > Also, what
> > > > > > > > > release level is your Current server (Red Hat 
> > > > > version, not Current
> > > > > > > > > version)?
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > On Thu, 07 Mar 2002, Rob Hagopian wrote:
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > inlined too...
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > >         Eww.  This is not good - the code 
> > > used to compare 
> > > > > > > > > the package
> > > > > > > > > > > ages is take directly from the Python RPM 
> > > bindings - we 
> > > > > > > > > actually make a
> > > > > > > > > > > call to rpm.labelCompare() which is 
> > > implemented inside 
> > > > > > > > > the rpm-python
> > > > > > > > > > > shared library.  I'll check Red Hat's 
> bugzilla and if 
> > > > > > > > > encessary submit a
> > > > > > > > > > > bug about this.  I don't think we can do 
> > > much, since we 
> > > > > > > > > don't want to be
> > > > > > > > > > > in the business of comparing RPM ages...  
> > > that gets ugly 
> > > > > > > > > real quick.
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Of course not... strangely enough it did 
> > > correctly figure 
> > > > > > > > > out the other
> > > > > > > > > > associated php packages (kicking out -1.6.x 
> in favor of 
> > > > > > > > > -8)... could this be
> > > > > > > > > > related to the fact that these are redhat 6.2 
> > > > > packages (rpm v3)?
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > >         This is definitely somewhere in the 
> > > Current code 
> > > > > > > > > - I'll try to
> > > > > > > > > > > take a look at it tonight / tomorrow / this 
> > > weekend.  I'm 
> > > > > > > > > not /too/
> > > > > > > > > > > surprised at this, but having it warn me about 
> > > > > > > symlink issues on
> > > > > > > > > > > different archs doesn't really seem quite 
> right.  :)
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > And I wasn't too concerned about it (I've 
> > > gotten real used 
> > > > > > > > > to spurious
> > > > > > > > > > warnings with gcc :-) ), but I did clean up the 
> > > tree rather 
> > > > > > > > > than gamble, so
> > > > > > > > > > I can't tell you if it actually did 
> > > the-right-thing(tm)...
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > >         Except for the PHP thing above, you 
> > > > > really shouldn't 
> > > > > > > > > > > have to do that anymore - or, at least, we'd 
> > > hoped so...
> > > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > As long as v1.0 is perfect ;-)
> > > > > > > > > > 							
> > > > > > > 	-Rob
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