Re: RPM upgrade discussion

[Bill Nottingham <notting redhat com>]

Warren Togami (warren togami com) said: 
> >The new (4.2.1) behavior is more predictable, but it breaks backward
> >compatibility with old packages that have broken requirements
> >specifications (i.e., missing specific epochs when they're needed). If
> >we want to move Red Hat 8.0 and 9 over to the new behavior, we could
> >make new mozilla, etc. packages that work properly with RPM 4.2.1,
> >however.
> 
> Updates for Mozilla will most likely be needed one day, because of the 
> very large complexity of a behemoth like Mozilla we will surely have a 
> security update in the future.  I think.

Yes, but pushing a new RPM with this will cause problems for
people installing original packages in the meantime.

Bill