rpm doesn't like my OS

[Alfredo Macias]

Hi Joel.
 
> Did this work?  Another (hack) alternative is to do something

Yes, It did.  Thank you very much for your hint.
Alfredo


> like this:
> 
> cd /
> rpm2cpio XXX.rpm | cpio -idvum
> 
> This ignores EVERYTHING since it just extracts the files and
> puts them in place.  This is not equivalent to installing an
> RPM and the RPM database is not updated to reflect this.
> So you remove them with a simple "rm -rf /opt/rtems.
> 
> Jay Kulpinski wrote:
> > 
> > jamacias wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi.
> > > I am trying to install the rpm packages like:
> > > rpm -i rtems-base-binutils-2.9.5.0.24-1.i386.rpm
> > >
> > > but I get a message:
> > >
> > > package rtems-base-binutils-2.9.5.0.24-1.i386.rpm is for 
> a different
> > > operating system.
> > >
> > > I'm running  Gentus Linux  (I guess similar to RedHat) on 
> a celeron
> > > machine, I was under the impression that these rpm 
> packages would work
> > > with any flavor of Linux.  Is this correct?.
> > > Any help will be much appreciated.
> > > Alfredo
> > 
> > Try this:
> > rpm -i --ignoreos rtems-base-binutils-2.9.5.0.24-1.i386.rpm
> 
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