FC5 and Yum Plugins

[Thorsten Leemhuis]

Am Donnerstag, den 29.12.2005, 12:30 -0500 schrieb Jeff Spaleta:
> On 12/29/05, Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora at leemhuis.info> wrote:
> > Then use a 3rd party repo that does not override Fedora Core or Extras
> > RPMS. Yes, such a repo exists, but no, I still has no mythtv -- nobody
> > stepped up to package it there. Any volunteers?
> 
> I don't think this is a technically correct statement anymore to say
> that Livna doesn't override Core and Extras.  For example,  audacity
> exists in both Extras and Livna, with different compile options
> because of mp3 support issues, i believe.

/me checks and jeff seems to be right

> And i think the maintainer
> of kdemultimedia-extras is working on a similar livna/extras
> duplication arrangement.

Yeah. It's a pity that both lack a plugin-system for stuff like
mp3-support. 

But if the maintainer is the same in livna and extras I don't see a big
problem -- yes, it's a problem, but has anybody a better solution? One
idea: Create a sub-repo in livna with all the packages that
replace/update/conflict with other Core or Extras packages. 

> This of course also makes the issue of protectbase on  by default more
> difficult, because if applied to Extras it would concievable hold-back
> packages with mp3 support in livna that duplicate extras.  And I
> really can't imagine many users wanting that situation by default

Probably. 
-- 
Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora at leemhuis.info>