[ATrpms-users] Inconsistent metadata

[Axel Thimm]

Hi,

On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 10:35:05AM -0200, Paulo Cavalcanti wrote:
> Hi, Axel
> 
> "apt-get update" does not give me any error.

update only downloads the metadata, I guess the error will come up
when apt tries to do anything with it, e.g. it should show up after
upgrade/dist-upgrade.

> I tried synaptic again, and got the same error.
> I do not know what differences synaptic possess.
> I noticed this problem a couple of weeks ago.
> 
> I am using:
> 
> apt-0.5.15lorg3.2-67.fc6.at
> synaptic-0.57.2-29.fc6.at
> 
> Smart is fine, though.

smart is probably using the yum metadata, so it doesn't see any apt
metadata problems.

> Thanks,
> 
> /Paulo Roma.
> 
> On 11/20/06, Axel Thimm < Axel.Thimm at atrpms.net> wrote:
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm Ccing Dries, please keep him in the Cc in further replies, too,
> >thanks!
> >
> >On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 07:46:30AM -0200, Paulo Cavalcanti wrote:
> >> Hi, Axel
> >>
> >> It has been some time now that synaptic gives the error
> >> bellow:
> >>
> >> W: Inconsistent metadata, package count doesn't match in
> >>
> >/var/state/apt/lists/mirror.atrpms.net_dries_fedora_fc6_i386_dries_RPMS_repodata_primary.xml
> >>
> >>
> >> I have already deleted dries' files in /var/satate/apt/lists, but
> >nothing
> >> changed.
> >
> >Have you tried just apt? It should give the same error, but it would
> >be good to check.
> >
> >The contents of this URL is a pristine mirror of Dries' repo, I guess
> >there are three possible causes:
> >
> >a) last rsync was during an update from Dries so the metadata does not
> >   match the contents. This would go away after a day due to the next
> >   rsync fixing this.
> >b) a transparent proxy somewhere on your side reflecting old metadata
> >c) some issue in Dries' master repo (which is why I put him on the Cc).
> >
> >Dries, do you have any idea? Thanks!
> 
> 

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