You can not rely on the rpmdb being readable in the buildroot. Which is why you can't call rpm. As long as you used rpmbuild with --nodeps it should work. But no guarantee and not recommend.
Dennis -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
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