broken yum after latest yum update

Konstantin Svist fry.kun at gmail.com
Fri Nov 30 03:10:29 UTC 2007


Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On 30/11/2007, Konstantin Svist wrote:
>   
>> After updating my F8 install with "yum update" I can't run yum anymore.
>>     
>
> I wonder why you chose a subject line like that when you broke Python
> yourself? You even found the cause of it, didn't you?
>
>   
>> Here's the error I get:
>>
>> """
>> There was a problem importing one of the Python modules
>> required to run yum. The error leading to this problem was:
>>
>>    /usr/lib/python2.5/lib-dynload/cPickle.so: undefined symbol:
>> PyUnicodeUCS4_DecodeRawUnicodeEscape
>>     
>
> That's provided by libpython (python-libs package).
>   
>> I've tried reinstalling python from fedora rpm (same version) - to no avail.
>>     
>
>   
>> Another clue: I've installed a self-compiled python in /usr/local.
>>     
>
> Most likely you override LD_LIBRARY_PATH with /usr/local and your
> self-built libpython in /usr/local/lib.
>
>   
>> However, I was careful to not make it conflict with the built-in
>> version:
>>     
>
> Apparently not careful enough. ;)
>
>   

Okay, I'll try reinstalling the python-libs package.
According to rpm -q, the file is owned by "python-2.5.1.." package - 
which is why I tried reinstalling that one, instead.





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