> since your rpmdb is defined as: $installroot/var/lib/rpm Where is this definition? A config file? Hard coded in the rpmmodule.so? dbPath is set to conf.installroot and /var/lib/rpm is implied? > -----Original Message----- > From: yum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:yum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of seth vidal > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 9:23 AM > To: Yellowdog Updater, Modified > Subject: RE: old code questions > > On Tue, 2007-07-24 at 08:07 -0700, Gallie, Keith wrote: > > > > No, I did not. The way I read the docs, install root specifies an > > alternative root to which packages are installed. The RPM > database is > > not mentioned. Does changing the installroot change where the rpm > > database is expected? > > installroot says: put everything over in some other path > > since your rpmdb is defined as: $installroot/var/lib/rpm > > then by setting the installroot you're implicitly changing > the rpmdb path. > > -sv > > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum > > > _______________________________________________ Yum mailing list Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum