solaris2mpm fails to convert packages larger than 2 GiB with error message "requested number of bytes is more than a Python string can hold"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Converting a Solaris patchset with solaris2mpm fails 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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