[CentOS] yum install perl-XML-Parser

[Mark Pryor]

--- On Thu, 6/17/10, Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com> wrote:

> From: Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com>
> Subject: [CentOS] yum install perl-XML-Parser
> To: "CentOS ML" <centos at centos.org>
> Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 11:28 AM
> When I do the following:   
>       yum install perl-XML-Parser
> 
> I get all these errors.
> 
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>  * addons: mirror.sanctuaryhost.com
>  * base: centos.cs.wisc.edu
>  * extras: mirror.trouble-free.net
>  * updates: mirrors.serveraxis.net
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ?
>     yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:],
> exit_code=True)
>   File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 309, in
> user_main
>     errcode = main(args)
>   File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 178, in
> main
>     result, resultmsgs = base.doCommands()
>   File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 345, in
> doCommands
>     self._getTs(needTsRemove)
>   File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line
> 101, in 
> _getTs
>     self._getTsInfo(remove_only)
>   File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/depsolve.py", line
> 112, in 
> _getTsInfo
>     pkgSack = self.pkgSack
>   File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line
> 661, in 
> <lambda>
>     pkgSack = property(fget=lambda self:
> self._getSacks(),
>   File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line
> 501, in 
> _getSacks
>     self.repos.populateSack(which=repos)
>   File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/repos.py", line 260,
> in 
> populateSack
>     sack.populate(repo, mdtype, callback,
> cacheonly)
>   File
> "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/yumRepo.py", line 190,
> in 
> populate
>     dobj = repo_cache_function(xml, csum)
>   File
> "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/sqlitecachec.py", line
> 42, in 
> getPrimary
>     self.repoid))
> TypeError: Parsing primary.xml error: Start tag expected,
> '<' not found
> 
> 
> I tried yum clean all and tried again. same thing.
> 
> What do I do?

there are 2 solutions here. Try the plugin problem fix first.
http://just-another.net/2008/11/22/centos-5-upgrade-and-yum/

-- 
Mark