diff --git a/yum-HEAD.patch b/yum-HEAD.patch
index 83ff577..8a56e43 100644
--- a/yum-HEAD.patch
+++ b/yum-HEAD.patch
@@ -16059,8 +16059,30 @@ index 8de7459..2707cac 100644
      else:
          tmp = []
          need_glob = False
+diff --git a/yum/i18n.py b/yum/i18n.py
+index 6b9eab5..9889bf6 100755
+--- a/yum/i18n.py
++++ b/yum/i18n.py
+@@ -452,7 +452,16 @@ def to_str(obj):
+         obj = str(obj)
+     return obj
+ 
+-
++def str_eq(a, b):
++    """ convert between unicode and not and compare them, w/o warning or being annoying"""
++    if isinstance(a, unicode) == isinstance(b, unicode):
++        if a == b: # stupid python...
++            return True
++    elif to_utf8(a) == to_utf8(b):
++        return True
++    
++    return False
++    
+ try: 
+     '''
+     Setup the yum translation domain and make _() and P_() translation wrappers
 diff --git a/yum/misc.py b/yum/misc.py
-index d63993b..70ccb0a 100644
+index d63993b..66b0653 100644
 --- a/yum/misc.py
 +++ b/yum/misc.py
 @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import struct
@@ -16079,7 +16101,16 @@ index d63993b..70ccb0a 100644
  from stat import *
  try:
      import gpgme
-@@ -628,7 +630,40 @@ def prco_tuple_to_string(prcoTuple):
+@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ def unshare_data():
+ _re_compiled_glob_match = None
+ def re_glob(s):
+     """ Tests if a string is a shell wildcard. """
++    # TODO/FIXME maybe consider checking if it is a stringsType before going on - otherwise
++    # returning None
+     global _re_compiled_glob_match
+     if _re_compiled_glob_match is None:
+         _re_compiled_glob_match = re.compile('[*?]|\[.+\]').search
+@@ -628,7 +632,40 @@ def prco_tuple_to_string(prcoTuple):
          return name
      
      return '%s %s %s' % (name, flags[flag], version_tuple_to_string(evr))
@@ -16100,7 +16131,7 @@ index d63993b..70ccb0a 100644
 +                n, f, v = prco_split
      
 +    # now we have 'n, f, v' where f and v could be None and None
-+    if f is not None:
++    if f is not None and f not in constants.LETTERFLAGS:
 +        if f not in constants.SYMBOLFLAGS:
 +            try:
 +                f = flagToString(int(f))
@@ -16204,6 +16235,39 @@ index 95b278a..6e986a4 100644
      def returnObsoletes(self, newest=False):
          """returns a dict of obsoletes dict[obsoleting pkgtuple] = [list of obs]"""
          obs = {}
+diff --git a/yum/packages.py b/yum/packages.py
+index ba10136..c473ece 100644
+--- a/yum/packages.py
++++ b/yum/packages.py
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import rpm
+ import os
+ import os.path
+ import misc
++import i18n
+ import re
+ import fnmatch
+ import stat
+@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ class RpmBase(object):
+                 return self.inPrcoRange(prcotype, prcotuple)
+             else:
+                 for (n, f, (e, v, r)) in self.returnPrco(prcotype):
+-                    if reqn == n:
++                    if i18n.str_eq(reqn, n):
+                         return 1
+ 
+         return 0
+@@ -430,10 +431,7 @@ class RpmBase(object):
+         # find the named entry in pkgobj, do the comparsion
+         result = []
+         for (n, f, (e, v, r)) in self.returnPrco(prcotype):
+-            if isinstance(reqn, unicode) == isinstance(n, unicode):
+-                if reqn != n: # stupid python...
+-                    continue
+-            elif misc.to_utf8(reqn) != misc.to_utf8(n):
++            if not i18n.str_eq(reqn, n):
+                 continue
+ 
+             if f == '=':
 diff --git a/yum/pkgtag_db.py b/yum/pkgtag_db.py
 index eddf175..e72fd05 100644
 --- a/yum/pkgtag_db.py
@@ -16242,16 +16306,20 @@ index eddf175..e72fd05 100644
          for (name, tag, score) in rows:
              if name not in res:
 diff --git a/yum/rpmsack.py b/yum/rpmsack.py
-index b45f315..4ab20e9 100644
+index b45f315..83b684e 100644
 --- a/yum/rpmsack.py
 +++ b/yum/rpmsack.py
-@@ -282,18 +282,21 @@ class RPMDBPackageSack(PackageSackBase):
+@@ -282,18 +282,28 @@ class RPMDBPackageSack(PackageSackBase):
          result = self._cache[prcotype].get(name)
          if result is not None:
              return result
 -
 +        (n,f,(e,v,r)) = misc.string_to_prco_tuple(name)
++        glob = False
 +        
++        if misc.re_glob(n):
++            glob = True
++            
          ts = self.readOnlyTS()
          result = {}
          tag = self.DEP_TABLE[prcotype][0]
@@ -16262,8 +16330,11 @@ index b45f315..4ab20e9 100644
                  continue
              po = self._makePackageObject(hdr, mi.instance())
 -            result[po.pkgid] = po
-+            if po.checkPrco(prcotype, (n, f, (e,v,r))):
-+                result[po.pkgid] = po
++            if not glob:
++                if po.checkPrco(prcotype, (n, f, (e,v,r))):
++                    result[po.pkgid] = po
++                else:
++                    result[po.pkgid] = po
          del mi
  
 +
@@ -16271,7 +16342,7 @@ index b45f315..4ab20e9 100644
          if prcotype == 'provides' and name[0] == '/':
              fileresults = self.searchFiles(name)
 diff --git a/yum/sqlitesack.py b/yum/sqlitesack.py
-index bf0cea9..6b9acfc 100644
+index bf0cea9..1d6c764 100644
 --- a/yum/sqlitesack.py
 +++ b/yum/sqlitesack.py
 @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from packages import PackageObject, RpmBase, YumAvailablePackage, parsePackages
@@ -16349,7 +16420,7 @@ index bf0cea9..6b9acfc 100644
              sql="select pkgKey,1 AS cumul from packages where %s like '%%%s%%'%s " % (fields[0], s, esc)
              for f in fields[1:]:
                  sql = "%s or %s like '%%%s%%'%s " % (sql, f, s, esc)
-@@ -1289,38 +1263,58 @@ class YumSqlitePackageSack(yumRepo.YumPackageSack):
+@@ -1289,38 +1263,61 @@ class YumSqlitePackageSack(yumRepo.YumPackageSack):
   
      @catchSqliteException
      def searchPrco(self, name, prcotype):
@@ -16391,10 +16462,13 @@ index bf0cea9..6b9acfc 100644
 +                # file dep add all matches to the results
 +                results.append(po)
 +                continue
-+
-+            if po.checkPrco(prcotype, (n, f, (e,v,r))):
++            
++            if not glob:
++                if po.checkPrco(prcotype, (n, f, (e,v,r))):
++                    results.append(po)
++            else:
++                # if it is a glob we can't really get any closer to checking it
 +                results.append(po)
-+
          # If it's not a provides or a filename, we are done
          if prcotype != "provides":
              return results
@@ -16417,7 +16491,7 @@ index bf0cea9..6b9acfc 100644
          return misc.unique(results)
          
          
-@@ -1516,7 +1510,7 @@ class YumSqlitePackageSack(yumRepo.YumPackageSack):
+@@ -1516,7 +1513,7 @@ class YumSqlitePackageSack(yumRepo.YumPackageSack):
          if len(patterns) > pat_max:
              patterns = []
          if ignore_case:
diff --git a/yum.spec b/yum.spec
index 8c12e9d..419941f 100644
--- a/yum.spec
+++ b/yum.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: RPM installer/updater
 Name: yum
 Version: 3.2.26
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source0: http://yum.baseurl.org/download/3.2/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %dir /usr/lib/yum-plugins
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 17 2010 Seth Vidal <skvidal at fedoraproject.org> - 3.2.26-4
+- new HEAD to fix the fix to the fix
+
+
 * Tue Feb 16 2010 Seth Vidal <skvidal at fedoraproject.org> - 3.2.26-3
 - latest head - including fixes to searchPrcos