Originally posted by: KiloBravo

This appears to be a regression - bzip2 v1.0.5 (in the Linux Toolbox and in previous version of rpm.rte) did not have this issue. Confirmed this issue exists on all systems upgraded to AIX 7100-05-01-1731 so far.

Examples:

$ bzip2 --version
bzip2, a block-sorting file compressor.  Version 1.0.6, 6-Sept-2010.

$ lslpp -qLc rpm.rte |cut -d: -f2-3
rpm.rte:4.13.0.1

# source file 2355200000  example_dvd.iso

$ bzip2 example_dvd.iso

bzip2: Can't open input file example_dvd.iso: Value too large to be stored in data type.

# Source file 1344580393 example_dvd.iso.bz2

$ bunzip2 -kv example_dvd.iso.bz2
  example_dvd:
bunzip2: I/O or other error, bailing out.  Possible reason follows.
bunzip2: File too large
        Input file = example_dvd.iso.bz2, output file = example_dvd.iso
bunzip2: Deleting output file example_dvd.iso, if it exists.

FWIW - The bzip2-1.0.6-2.aix6.1.ppc.rpm package in the current Linux Toolbox has the same problem, but the bzip2-1.0.5-3.aix5.3.ppc.rpm does not.

Current workaround appears to be to force-downgrade to bzip2-1.0.5-3

-kpb

Originally posted by: sangameshm

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for reporting the issue.

One change which i think causing the issue is,  use of  -D_LARGE_FILES flag in 1.0.5 build which looks to be missing in 1.0.6 build.

We will look this in detail and correct it and provide a fix.

Also we decided to provide fix for the other rpm.rte issue related to multiple entries.

Thanks,

Sangamesh

Originally posted by: 9DTA_Marc_Beaudoin

May I have a status on this issue?

Originally posted by: sangameshm

Please could you test the latest version of rpm.rte uploaded recently and let me know the result ?

https://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/INSTALLP/ppc/

Thanks,

Sangamesh

Originally posted by: 9DTA_Marc_Beaudoin

I got rpm.rte.4.13.0.3 (48545 KB).  I transfered it onto my AIX server.  How do I apply that file?  Should I change its name to rpm.rte?

Originally posted by: 9DTA_Marc_Beaudoin

I had to copy rpm.rte.4.13.0.3 to rpm.rte and run "installp -acgXYd . rpm.rte".

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Originally posted by: 9DTA_Marc_Beaudoin

It seems to work: I was able to compress a 18032670720-byte file and uncompress it.

Two issues left:

1) Problem with db4 during installation: is it OK?

2) When will this fix be included in AIX, in which 7.2's TL?

Regards,

Marc.

Originally posted by: sangameshm

Hi Marc,

1) It seems that the original rpm-3 db1 database files (.rpm) which are saved for the backup seems to be corrupted.

    Original rpm-3 database files are copied to /opt/freeware/lib/saveoldrpm/oldrpm/rpmdb during migration from rpm-3 to rpm-4.

    These files aren't needed after successful migration to rpm-4. 

2) It will be part of AIX 7.2 TL3 release.

Thanks,

Sangamesh