http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=500311 Summary: zypper dup --dry-run broken by kernel-source delta.rpm package Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Critical Priority: P5 - None Component: Update Problems AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: hedgehogshiatus@gmail.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.9) Gecko/2009041500 SUSE/3.0.9-0.1.1 Firefox/3.0.9 Zypper dry-run is 'broken' after a kernal-source patch.rpm. Making this critical becasue with zypper's v. poor repo host handling: Error code: User abort Error message: connect() timed out! or Error code: Connection failed Error message: couldn't connect to host the 'dry-run' is the only avenue available to keep a system update from hosing your installed system with delayed/aborted and inconsistent package downloads. # zypper --version zypper 1.0.5 The kernel source delta.rpm: kernel-source-2.6.27.19_2.6.27.21-3.2.1_0.1.1.i586.delta.rpm Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Turn off rep refresh, run `zypper dup --dry-run` 2. After kernel-source delta.rpm allow a few more packages to download. 3. ctl-c the zypper process 4. rerun `zypper dup --dry-run` Actual Results: The dry run does not download packages _before_ the kernel source package delta.rpm is downloaded and its installation simulated. After the kernel-source package is downloaded and application/installation simulated, _all_ subsequent packages are downloaded /again/ Expected Results: That packages are not downloaded more than once in repeated dry-runs. Even after a kernel source delta.rpm is downloaded and its installation simulated. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.