kubernetes/kops · error

error parsing rpm line %q

Error message

error parsing rpm line %q

What it means

Error "error parsing rpm line %q" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/package.go:236

	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
	if err != nil {
		if strings.Contains(string(output), "is not installed") {
			return nil, nil
		}
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error listing installed packages: %v: %s", err, string(output))
	}

	installed := false
	var healthy *bool
	installedVersion := ""
	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(output), "\n") {
		if line == "" {
			continue
		}

		tokens := strings.Split(line, " ")
		if len(tokens) != 2 {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing rpm line %q", line)
		}

		name := tokens[0]
		if name != e.Name {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing rpm line %q", line)
		}
		installed = true
		installedVersion = tokens[1]
		// If we implement unhealthy; be sure to implement repair in Render
		healthy = new(true)
	}

	if !installed {
		return nil, nil
	}

	return &Package{
		Name:    e.Name,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/nodeup/nodetasks/package.go:236 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of kubernetes/kops@4c8573c808 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e97ed957d1a859fc. Report an issue: GitHub.