solaris2mpm fails to convert packages larger than 2 GiB with error message "requested number of bytes is more than a Python string can hold"
Issue
-
Converting a Solaris patchset with
solaris2mpmfails with the message:bash-3.2# /opt/redhat/rhn/solaris/usr/bin/solaris2mpm 10_Recommended.zip Opening archive, this may take a while requested number of bytes is more than a Python string can hold Error creating mpm for /export/home/user/10_Recommended.zip:
Environment
- RHN Satellite Solaris Bootstrap (
rhn-solaris-bootstrap-5.4.1-9) - Solaris 10 (SunOS 5.10)
- Solaris Packages or Patchsets larger than 2 GiB (2147483647 bytes) in size
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