Yum, autoupdate (was: Re: Graphical boot isn't so graphical)
seth vidal
skvidal at phy.duke.edu
Tue Jul 29 20:21:18 UTC 2003
> - yum-arch -z does not seem to compress the headers
-z became the default case and should probably be removed and replaced
with -n (no compress)
> - pkgpolicy=last does not work as expected: when I have installed
> a version of package X (from the first yum server) and I add
> a second yum server with another version of package X, yum does
> not see a need to update package X! When I install package X if
> not installed, it indeed takes the version from the second server.
> (serverid's are 01something and 02somethingelse).
I'm going to need more information on the failure here.
>
> - yum install sometimes segfaults when installing a package
I'm going to need A LOT MORE information on this one.
what versions of rpm installed, which kernel, what other things are
going on.
This has never happened for me and I test yum in all sorts of dumb
states.
>
> - How can I do special actions, like installing a kernel i.s.o.
> upgrading it?
it does this automagically.
> - Furthermore I probably want to be able to run scripts before
> or after rpm actions being done (like the LUA scripts in
> apt-rpm). I know this is Python and it should be probably
> pretty easy to add...
All things are easy - and all things take time and planning to keep from
screwing them up badly.
I'm not sure where I'd want the arbitrary run stuff to occur - I've
mostly estimated it being done AFTER the fact - not before.
-sv
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