rpmi -i --force results in package duplication in some cases

[Jeff Johnson]

There are duplicate registrations when rpm -i instead of -U is used.

[Mhz-altlinux (mhz-altlinux)]

The documentation states that --force is a shorthand for --replacefiles
--replacepkgs --oldpackage.

However, installing a package over the same, but different package(1) with
--force leads to duplicate package entries in the rpm database.

(1) I got this result when a package had the same name, version, release, and
epoch, but differed in other fields, such as Provides. Installing a package over
itself doesn't have this effect.

The obvious workaround to it is: Don't do that!

[Mhz-altlinux (mhz-altlinux)]

Created attachment 1260
Output of rpmi -ivv --force --justdb pkg-config-0.20-alt2.pentium4.rpm

[Dmitry V. Levin (ldv)]

Are you talking about rpm >= 4.0.4-alt53?
I'm unable to reproduce this behavior.

BTW, changes in rpm-4.0.4-alt53 make --force option less needed than before,
because -U and -F options now take build dates into account.

[Mhz-altlinux (mhz-altlinux)]

4.0.4-alt53 it is.

[Tfa7 (tfa7)]

(In reply to comment #0)
> The obvious workaround to it is: Don't do that!
I'd say WORKSFORME then.

[Jeff Johnson (n3npq)]

tracked at https://bugs.launchpad.net/rpm/+bug/910871

[Ruslandh (ruslandh)]

Имхо давно пора закрыть.
Это уже не не бага, а багфича ;-)