However, if there are rpm files with names starting with "kernel", then the exclude works fine.
This error has existed for a long time, but I only noticed the cause a few months ago ...
Yum rpm:
Name : yum Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 3.2.21 Vendor: Fedora Project
Release : 2.fc10 Build Date: Tue 13 Jan 2009 04:30:54 AM EST
Install Date: Sun 05 Apr 2009 06:25:44 PM EST Build Host: xenbuilder2.fedora.redhat.com
Group : System Environment/Base Source RPM: yum-3.2.21-2.fc10.src.rpm
Size : 3274957 License: GPLv2+
Signature : DSA/SHA1, Thu 05 Feb 2009 07:24:30 AM EST, Key ID bf226fcc4ebfc273
Packager : Fedora Project
Excluding Packages in global exclude list
Finished
Setting up Update Process
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in <module>
yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 229, in user_main
errcode = main(args)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 104, in main
result, resultmsgs = base.doCommands()
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 343, in doCommands
return self.yum_cli_commands[self.basecmd].doCommand(self, self.basecmd, self.extcmds)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yumcommands.py", line 197, in doCommand
return base.updatePkgs(extcmds)
File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 596, in updatePkgs
self.update()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/init.py", line 2648, in update
updates = self.up.getUpdatesTuples()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/init.py", line 605, in <lambda>
up = property(fget=lambda self: self._getUpdates(),
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/init.py", line 496, in _getUpdates
self._up.rawobsoletes = self.pkgSack.returnObsoletes(newest=True)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/init.py", line 592, in <lambda>
pkgSack = property(fget=lambda self: self._getSacks(),
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/init.py", line 417, in _getSacks
if self._pkgSack and thisrepo is None:
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/packageSack.py", line 263, in len
ret += len(sack)