help, please -- lost the ability to run smart

[Mikus Grinbergs]

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:00:42 +0100 Pascal Bleser <pascal.bleser at skynet.be> wrote:
> Basil Chupin wrote:
> > Mikus Grinbergs wrote:
> >> Earlier I did what I believe was 'smart update' followed by
> >> 'smart upgrade'.  There were some other packages, as well as
> >> smart, in what got installed.
> >>
> >> Subsequently when I try smart, nothing doing.  Console output:
> >>
> >> ~# smart --help
> >> Traceback (most recent call last):
> >>   File "/usr/bin/smart", line 27, in ?
> >>     from smart import init, initDistro, initPlugins, initPsyco
> >> ImportError: No module named smart
> >> ~#
> >>
> >> 'rpm -e' of smart followed by 'rpm -i' of smart doesn't help.
> >>
> >> 'rm -r /var/lib/smart' doesn't help.
> >>
> >> What should I try now ???
> >
> > I'd like to know as well :-) .
> >
> > The icon in the tray has been on "Updating channels..." for about 2
> > hours now and counting..... :-( .
> >
> > All was fine until smart upgraded itself.
>
> Worked fine for me and a few other people who tested it so... YMMV and
> s..t happens ;)
>
> Also, from the error message above, make sure you have the right
> package for your architecture.
> "No module named smart" is just plain impossible.


__Where__ does the script_file in  /usr/bin/smart  go looking for
the "module named smart"  that it wants to import from ?


Thanks,  mikus