#8190 NORM 8.2.1: olpc-update's irsync_pristine step always fails with "Contents manifest failure at line 383" on localtime

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#8190: olpc-update's irsync_pristine step always fails with "Contents manifest
failure at line 383" on localtime
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   Reporter:  skierpage        |       Owner:  cscott                           
       Type:  defect           |      Status:  new                              
   Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  8.2.1                            
  Component:  upgrade utility  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
 Resolution:                   |    Keywords:                                   
Next_action:  never set        |    Verified:  0                                
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Comment(by akonstam):

 Replying to [ticket:8190 skierpage]:
 > As reported in bug 5805 comment #5 and in bug 5954, in olpc-update,
 > irsync_pristine fails always/a lot, on the file "localtime":
 >
 > {{{
 > Trying irsync_pristine update from /tmp/tmpdKozIo
 > - Cleaning tree.
 > - Fetching contents.
 > - Performing incremental rsync.
 > ... [many minutes go by]
 > Verifying update
 > Contents manifest failure at line 383
 > Last file examined: localtime
 > }}}
 >
 > I've seen this on three out of 4 olpc-updates, latest is joyride-2301 to
 8.2-757.  I have /etc/localtime and /etc/avahi/etc/localtime that are
 dated 2007-11-02.
 >
 > If the step is always going to fail, why bother doing it?  Seems like
 this might be worth investigating.

 I had exzactly the same error in installing v 711 and v 757 today. The
 installation seems to suceed so I an unclear what exactly the implication
 of the error.

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