Let me try quoting that error again: Please see the error referring to a
specific path -> "rpmdb: stat: /tmp/usr/local/rpm5/__db.
Basenames: No such file or directory"

See this for more info:

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora_Draft_Documentation/0.1/html/RPM_Guide/ch19s03.html

-- Ram


On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Sriram Narayanan <sriram@belenix.org>wrote:

> What's your rpmdb path ?
>
> Please see the error:
>
> rpmdb: stat: /tmp/usr/local/rpm5/__db.Basenames: No such file or directory
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:17 AM, bishwajit goswami <
> bswjt.callmebish@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We use Berkley DB 4.8 for some DB transactions. The DB utilities are
>> already exported for Berkley DB 4.8. Berkley 4.8 is also used in our case
>> to link with RPM 4.8.
>>
>> However, we are planning to migrate to RPM 5.1.9. As part of this
>> migration, I am able to compile RPM 5.1.9 externally with Berkley 4.8. I
>> can also use the built rpm for queries etc.
>>
>> The problem comes when I try to install a package with --nodeps and
>> initialize an RPMDB. A snippet is pasted below:
>>
>> [root@bgl-ng-install-vxr1 rpm-5.1.9]# ./rpm -ivh --nodeps --root=/tmp
>> /tmp/cai-pkg-ncs6k-64.rp_lc-5.0.0-Default.x86_64.rpm
>>
>> Preparing...                rpmdb: DB_ENV->add_data_dir: method not
>> permitted after handle's open method
>>
>> rpmdb: stat: /tmp/usr/local/rpm5/__db.Basenames: No such file or directory
>>
>> rpmdb: Basenames: No such file or directory
>>
>> error: cannot open Basenames(1117) index using db3 - No such file or
>> directory (2)
>>
>> rpm: rpmdb.c:3693: rpmdbFindFpList: Assertion mi !=3D ((void *)0)&#39;
>> failed.</p>
>>
>> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"
>> style=3D"margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal">=
>> Aborted (core dumped)</p>
>>
>> <br></div><div>I am not sure what sort of changes would be needed to get
>> th=
>> is working. <br></div><div>I looked over the forum but failed to find any
>> p=
>> atches available for RPM 5.1.9 to support external Berkley.<br></div><div>
>>
>> <br><br></div>Thanks and Regards,<br><div><div>Bishwajit Goswami<br>
>> </div></div></div>
>> </div><br></div>
>>
>
>
>
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