rpm installs but does not build rpmrc file

[vaettchen]

I want to install a Brother printer and I have the corresponding installation files as .rpm but when I try to use rpm on my brand new Sabayon 3.4 server, I get this error:

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equo install rpm
>>  @@ Calculating dependencies ...
>>  ## [R] [sabayonlinux.org] app-arch/rpm-4.9.1.2-r1|0   [4.9.1.2-r1|0]
>>  @@ Packages needing to be installed/updated/downgraded: 1
>>  @@ Packages needing to be removed: 0
>>  @@ Download size: 0b
>>  @@ Freed disk space: 0.0b
>>  @@ You need at least: 3.1MB of free space
>>  :: (1/1) >>> 1 package
>>    ## Package checksum matches: app-arch:rpm-4.9.1.2-r1~0.tbz2
>>  ++ (1/1) >>> app-arch/rpm-4.9.1.2-r1
>>    ## Unpacking: app-arch:rpm-4.9.1.2-r1~0.tbz2
>>    ## SPM: setup phase
>>    ## Installing package: app-arch/rpm-4.9.1.2-r1
>>    ## [Red Hat Package Management Utils]
>>    ## Updating database: app-arch/rpm-4.9.1.2-r1
>>    ## Cleaning previously installed application data.
>>    ## SPM: post-remove phase
>>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
>>    ## SPM: post-install phase
 * RPM database found... Rebuilding database (may take a while)...
error: Unable to open /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc for reading: No such file or directory.
 * Compilation and optimization of Python modules for CPython 2.7 ...                                                                                                                                                                                                   [ ok ]
>>    ## Cleaning: app-arch/rpm-4.9.1.2-r1
>>  @@ Installation complete.


I tried pre-creating the directory but then I get this instead:

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error: can't create transaction lock on / (Is a directory)


Is somebody out there who who can tell me how to make rpm work?

Thanks,
Rainer

[svantoviit]

If I'm not mistaken you can skip rpm as described here: Re: Can I install .rpm or .deb drivers on Sabayon?
Don't know if it applies for your printer too.

[wolfden]

Sabayon 3.4?

Might want to grab a newer release as we just released Sabayon 9 today

Moving to correct forum as this is nothing to do with portage

[DJ A. J. Slye]

I'll actually Help, you need to make a symlink to get rpm to work, just type ln -s /usr/libexec/rpm /usr/lib/rpm
now rpm should work for ya..