Guys, The yum-createrepo package seems not to be the same as the createrepo package that you normally see. Specifically executing the yum-createrepo script with the help option discloses: [13:35 nirvana:/home/backup/rpms] # createrepo --help Usage: genpkgmetadata.py [options] Options: --version show program's version number and exit -h, --help show this help message and exit -q, --quiet output nothing except for serious errors -v, --verbose output more debugging info. <snip> Huh?? Usage: genpkgmetadata.py [options] genpkgmetadata.py is part of createrepo, but the expected output is: 13:38 nemesis:~> createrepo --help createrepo [options] directory-of-packages Options: -u, --baseurl <url> = optional base url location for all files -o, --outputdir <dir> = optional directory to output to -x, --exclude = files globs to exclude, can be specified multiple times -q, --quiet = run quietly The AUR package doesn't seem to be looking for the correct input. You can't create or update a repository without specifying where the repository is?? However, the packages do share many of the same options "-p pretty, -d create sqlite dbs, etc..", but regardless, running the yum-createrepo from AUR fails: [13:41 nirvana:/home/backup/rpms] # createrepo --update -d factory_11.0/ Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/createrepo/genpkgmetadata.py", line 249, in <module> main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/share/createrepo/genpkgmetadata.py", line 223, in main mdgen.doPkgMetadata() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/createrepo/__init__.py", line 367, in doPkgMetadata self.writeMetadataDocs(packages) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/createrepo/__init__.py", line 531, in writeMetadataDocs self.primaryfile.write(po.xml_dump_primary_metadata()) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 1082, in xml_dump_primary_metadata msg += misc.to_unicode(self._dump_format_items()) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 967, in _dump_format_items msg += self._dump_requires() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 1022, in _dump_requires mylist = self._requires_with_pre() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 1278, in _requires_with_pre pre = map(self._is_pre_req, lst) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/yum/packages.py", line 1268, in _is_pre_req rpm.RPMSENSE_SCRIPT_PRE | AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'RPMSENSE_PREREQ' Anybody have an idea what is going on? I think if the errors are corrected it will work, but I'm nut sure the PKGCONFIG is putting all the pieces together correctly. I guess I'll try just putting the package together from source and compare what is going on, but if anybody has any ideas, I would welcome the input and help. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com