kernel-2.4.20-37.9.legacy.src.rpm problem

[Ralph E. Kenyon, Jr.]

Hi all,

I'm running Redhat 9 legacy with all up2date.

I just installed kernel-2.4.20-37.9.legacy.src.rpm.

I wondered why this was not called kernel-source-2.4.20-37.9.legacy.rpm  
like it's predecessors, but I installed it anyway.
Now rpm does not know it was installed.

After installing it I checked for its files.  Just to show you one,  
"linux-usb-sparse.patch", here's what happens when I tried to check it out:

First, rpm shows that the file is in the package.

[root at linux RPMS]# rpm -qpl kernel-2.4.20-37.9.legacy.src.rpm | grep  
linux-usb-sparse.patch
warning: kernel-2.4.20-37.9.legacy.src.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key  
ID 731002fa
linux-usb-sparse.patch

Then I change to the directory where the file was installed:

[root at linux RPMS]# cd -
/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES

Now I ask rpm to tell me which package owns the file.  It says none.

[root at linux SOURCES]# rpm -qf linux-usb-sparse.patch
file linux-usb-sparse.patch is not owned by any package

Just for double check, I use the entire file path and get the same result.

[root at linux SOURCES]# rpm -qf  
/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/linux-usb-sparse.patch
file /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/linux-usb-sparse.patch is not owned by any  
package
[root at linux SOURCES]#


Was the package incorrectly named?  Is that what is causing the problem?
Why doesn't rpm know what package the file belongs to?

Can anyone shed any light on this?

rpm also reports that the package is not installed by any variation on its  
name.

How can I un-install the package if rpm does not know it was installed?

I know that Redhat 9 is "old", but I didn't expect rpm to start developing  
Alzheimers.  :-)



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