Bug 1928 - descriptive error message for missing rpm-build
Summary: descriptive error message for missing rpm-build
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Sisyphus
Classification: Development
Component: libpopt (show other bugs)
Version: unstable
Hardware: all Linux
: P4 normal
Assignee: placeholder@altlinux.org
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: 3505 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2003-01-13 21:43 MSK by at@altlinux.org
Modified: 2004-05-21 17:00 MSD (History)
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Description at@altlinux.org 2003-01-13 21:43:47 MSK 
When rpm-build package is not installed, \"rpm -ba\" gives \"file not found\" error message which confuses most people. Why, it gives no idea on which file was not found. Thus one has to run strace.
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Comment 1 Dmitry V. Levin 2003-01-16 15:46:34 MSK 
Another confusing message (when rpmb is not available) is:
$ rpm --version -ba existing.spec
Comment 2 Dmitry V. Levin 2003-01-16 15:46:34 MSK 
Another confusing message (when rpmb is not available) is:
$ rpm --version -ba existing.spec
Comment 3 Michael Shigorin 2003-03-27 00:40:10 MSK 
It\'s _quite_ confusing: e.g. Vladimir Bormotov got caught by an example too.  Well, I was stupid enough a couple of times too.
Comment 4 Michael Shigorin 2003-03-27 00:40:10 MSK 
It\'s _quite_ confusing: e.g. Vladimir Bormotov got caught by an example too.  Well, I was stupid enough a couple of times too.
Comment 5 Dmitry V. Levin 2004-01-17 22:05:52 MSK 
*** Bug 3505 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Vladimir Lettiev 2004-05-16 01:07:17 MSD 
I look at source code of rpm (4.0.4-alt37) and find this incorrect(?) string in
rpmqv.c:630

argerror("--buildroot may only be used during package builds");

may be must be: 

argerror(_("--buildroot may only be used during package builds"));

or I'm not right? May be this solve problem with this confused message...(?)
Comment 7 Dmitry V. Levin 2004-05-16 02:43:14 MSD 
No, this message is unrelated to the problem.
Comment 8 Dmitry V. Levin 2004-05-21 16:59:04 MSD 
To more appropriate package.
Comment 9 Dmitry V. Levin 2004-05-21 17:00:05 MSD 
Fixed in libpopt-1.7-alt12.