Hmm, actually this is rather a yum error: it cannot bootstrap fedora8 (but it can bootstrap fedora9).
My yum.conf: <<<<< [main] cachedir=/var/cache/yum keepcache=1 debuglevel=2 logfile=/var/log/yum.log exactarch=1 obsoletes=1 # PUT YOUR REPOS HERE OR IN separate files named file.repo # in /etc/yum/repos.d [fedora] name=fedora baseurl=http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/fedora.redhat.com/fedora/linux/releases/8/Fedora/i386/os [updates] name=updates baseurl=http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/fedora.redhat.com/fedora/linux/updates/8/i386/ >>>>> The trace: # yum --installroot=/vservers/yum-f8-2 install initscripts fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 1.3 MB 00:02 updates 100% |=========================| 2.3 kB 00:00 primary.sqlite.bz2 100% |=========================| 3.3 MB 00:04 Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package initscripts.i386 0:8.60-1 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /sbin/fuser for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: rtld(GNU_HASH) for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: syslog for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3) for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /bin/bash for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /sbin/arping for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libglib-2.0.so.0 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: dev for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /bin/sh for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: popt >= 1.12-2 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: SysVinit >= 2.85-38 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /bin/grep for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: mount >= 2.11l for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: net-tools for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: bash >= 3.0 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /etc/redhat-release for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libpopt.so.0(LIBPOPT_0) for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /sbin/chkconfig for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /sbin/ip for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3) for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libpopt.so.0 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4) for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: e2fsprogs >= 1.15 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /bin/sh for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /bin/sed for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: util-linux >= 2.10s-11 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: mktemp for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /sbin/runuser for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /sbin/sysctl for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /usr/sbin/groupadd for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: udev >= 115-1 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0) for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: module-init-tools for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /bin/sed for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: ethtool >= 1.8-2 for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: coreutils for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: /bin/awk for package: initscripts --> Processing Dependency: mingetty for package: initscripts --> Running transaction check ---> Package ethtool.i386 0:5-1.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package bash.i386 0:3.2-20.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: ncurses for package: bash --> Processing Dependency: libtinfo.so.5 for package: bash ---> Package rsyslog.i386 0:2.0.2-3.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: logrotate >= 3.5.2 for package: rsyslog --> Processing Dependency: libz.so.1 for package: rsyslog ---> Package sed.i386 0:4.1.5-9.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: /sbin/install-info for package: sed ---> Package fedora-release.noarch 0:8-5 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: fedora-release-notes >= 7 for package: fedora-release ---> Package e2fsprogs.i386 0:1.40.4-2.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: device-mapper for package: e2fsprogs --> Processing Dependency: e2fsprogs-libs = 1.40.4-2.fc8 for package: e2fsprogs --> Processing Dependency: libuuid.so.1 for package: e2fsprogs --> Processing Dependency: libext2fs.so.2 for package: e2fsprogs --> Processing Dependency: libcom_err.so.2 for package: e2fsprogs --> Processing Dependency: libblkid.so.1 for package: e2fsprogs --> Processing Dependency: libe2p.so.2 for package: e2fsprogs --> Processing Dependency: libss.so.2 for package: e2fsprogs ---> Package shadow-utils.i386 2:4.0.18.1-22.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libselinux.so.1 for package: shadow-utils --> Processing Dependency: libselinux >= 1.25.2-1 for package: shadow-utils --> Processing Dependency: audit-libs >= 1.0.10 for package: shadow-utils --> Processing Dependency: libaudit.so.0 for package: shadow-utils ---> Package popt.i386 0:1.13-4.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package coreutils.i386 0:6.9-18.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libpam.so.0(LIBPAM_1.0) for package: coreutils --> Processing Dependency: libacl.so.1(ACL_1.0) for package: coreutils --> Processing Dependency: libpam_misc.so.0 for package: coreutils --> Processing Dependency: libacl.so.1 for package: coreutils --> Processing Dependency: libpam_misc.so.0(LIBPAM_MISC_1.0) for package: coreutils --> Processing Dependency: pam >= 0.66-12 for package: coreutils --> Processing Dependency: libpam.so.0 for package: coreutils ---> Package gawk.i386 0:3.1.5-15.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package util-linux-ng.i386 0:2.13.1-2.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: ConsoleKit-libs for package: util-linux-ng ---> Package grep.i386 0:2.5.1-57.fc7 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libpcre.so.0 for package: grep ---> Package module-init-tools.i386 0:3.4-2.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package procps.i386 0:3.2.7-17.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.7-2 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: basesystem for package: glibc --> Processing Dependency: libgcc for package: glibc --> Processing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.7-2 for package: glibc ---> Package mktemp.i386 3:1.5-25.fc7 set to be updated ---> Package sysvinit.i386 0:2.86-18 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libsepol.so.1 for package: sysvinit --> Processing Dependency: filesystem >= 2.2.4-1 for package: sysvinit --> Processing Dependency: libsepol >= 1.3.5 for package: sysvinit ---> Package iputils.i386 0:20070202-5.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libidn.so.11 for package: iputils --> Processing Dependency: libsysfs.so.2 for package: iputils ---> Package chkconfig.i386 0:1.3.36-1 set to be updated ---> Package iproute.i386 0:2.6.22-2.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libdb-4.6.so for package: iproute ---> Package mingetty.i386 0:1.07-6 set to be updated ---> Package glib2.i386 0:2.14.6-2.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package net-tools.i386 0:1.60-84.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package udev.i386 0:118-1.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libvolume_id.so.0 for package: udev --> Processing Dependency: MAKEDEV >= 3.11 for package: udev --> Processing Dependency: MAKEDEV for package: udev ---> Package psmisc.i386 0:22.6-2.1.fc8 set to be updated --> Running transaction check ---> Package ncurses.i386 0:5.6-12.20070812.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package basesystem.noarch 0:8.1-1 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: setup for package: basesystem ---> Package info.i386 0:4.11-5.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package audit-libs.i386 0:1.7.4-1.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package fedora-release-notes.noarch 0:8.0.1-1 set to be updated ---> Package MAKEDEV.i386 0:3.23-1.2 set to be updated ---> Package zlib.i386 0:1.2.3-14.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package glibc-common.i386 0:2.7-2 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: tzdata >= 2003a for package: glibc-common ---> Package libidn.i386 0:0.6.14-4 set to be updated ---> Package pcre.i386 0:7.3-4.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3) for package: pcre --> Processing Dependency: libstdc++.so.6 for package: pcre --> Processing Dependency: libstdc++.so.6(GLIBCXX_3.4) for package: pcre ---> Package libvolume_id.i386 0:118-1.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libselinux.i386 0:2.0.43-1.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package device-mapper.i386 0:1.02.22-1.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: device-mapper-libs = 1.02.22-1.fc8 for package: device-mapper --> Processing Dependency: libdevmapper.so.1.02 for package: device-mapper --> Processing Dependency: libdevmapper.so.1.02(Base) for package: device-mapper ---> Package ConsoleKit-libs.i386 0:0.2.3-3.fc8.1 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: dbus >= 0.90 for package: ConsoleKit-libs --> Processing Dependency: libdbus-1.so.3 for package: ConsoleKit-libs ---> Package pam.i386 0:0.99.8.1-17.1.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libcrack.so.2 for package: pam --> Processing Dependency: cracklib for package: pam --> Processing Dependency: cracklib-dicts >= 2.8 for package: pam ---> Package libsysfs.i386 0:2.1.0-4.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package e2fsprogs-libs.i386 0:1.40.4-2.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libsepol.i386 0:2.0.15-1.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libacl.i386 0:2.2.39-14.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libattr.so.1(ATTR_1.0) for package: libacl --> Processing Dependency: libattr.so.1 for package: libacl ---> Package logrotate.i386 0:3.7.6-2.2.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package db4.i386 0:4.6.21-2.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libgcc.i386 0:4.1.2-33 set to be updated ---> Package filesystem.i386 0:2.4.11-1.fc8 set to be updated --> Running transaction check ---> Package dbus-libs.i386 0:1.1.2-9.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libcap.so.1 for package: dbus-libs ---> Package libstdc++.i386 0:4.1.2-33 set to be updated ---> Package cracklib-dicts.i386 0:2.8.10-3 set to be updated ---> Package dbus.i386 0:1.1.2-9.fc8 set to be updated --> Processing Dependency: libexpat.so.1 for package: dbus ---> Package device-mapper-libs.i386 0:1.02.22-1.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package libattr.i386 0:2.4.38-2.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package setup.noarch 0:2.6.10-1.fc8 set to be updated ---> Package cracklib.i386 0:2.8.10-3 set to be updated ---> Package tzdata.noarch 0:2008d-1.fc8 set to be updated --> Running transaction check ---> Package libcap.i386 0:1.10-30 set to be updated ---> Package expat.i386 0:2.0.1-2 set to be updated --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Failure finding best provider of libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) for initscripts-8.60-1.i386, exceeded maximum loop length I'll reassign the bug. -- Sylvain On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 07:15:24PM +0200, Sylvain Beucler wrote: > Package: mock > Version: 0.9.7-2 > Severity: normal > > Here is the trace: > $ mock init > INFO: mock.py version 0.9.7 starting... > State Changed: init plugins > State Changed: start > State Changed: lock buildroot > State Changed: clean > State Changed: init > State Changed: lock buildroot > INFO: enabled root cache > INFO: enabled yum cache > State Changed: cleaning yum metadata > INFO: enabled ccache > State Changed: running yum > ERROR: Command failed: > # /usr/bin/yum --installroot /var/lib/mock/fedora-8-i386/root/ groupinstall > buildsys-build > Error: Failure finding best provider of libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.4) for > rpm-build-4.4.2.2-7.fc8.i386, exceeded maximum loop length > > > The impacted package may change (bzip, gzip, tar, etc.). The GLIBC too (2.2, > 2.4). But after less than a minute the process always fails with the > same error. > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: lenny/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (300, 'unstable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-2-vserver-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > > Versions of packages mock depends on: > ii adduser 3.110 add and remove users and groups > ii python 2.5.2-1 An interactive high-level > object-o > ii python-ctypes 1.0.2-5 Python package to create and > manip > ii python-decoratortools 1.7-1 version-agnostic decorators > suppor > ii rpm 4.4.2.3-1 Red Hat package manager > ii usermode 1.81-3.2 Graphical tools for certain user > a > ii yum 3.2.12-1.2 Advanced front-end for rpm > > mock recommends no packages. > > mock suggests no packages. > > -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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