Yum and exactarch=1

[Matias Feliciano <feliciano matias free fr>]

Here is my yum.conf :
[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=fedora-release
tolerant=0
exactarch=1                 <=========
diskspacecheck=0
gpgcheck=1
usecomps=0
usecachedb=0

[Fedora Core - development]
name=Fedora Core - $basearch - development
[...]



There is a new rsync package in rawhide 20040406.

# yum info rsync
|...]
Looking in Available Packages:
Name   : rsync
Arch   : i386        <=======
Version: 2.6.1
Release: 0.pre1
[...]
Looking in Installed Packages:
Name   : rsync
Arch   : athlon      <=======
Version: 2.6.0
Release: 1mat2	     (it's a custom package).
[...]



# yum check-update
(nothing)



Now set exactarch to 0.

# yum check-update
[...]
Name                                Arch   Version                  Repo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
rsync                               i386   2.6.1-0.pre1             Fedora Core - development



$ man yum.conf
       exactarch
              1  or  0 - set to 1 to make yum update only update the architec-
              tures of packages that you have installed. IE: with this enabled
              yum  will not install an i686 package to update an i386 package.

... and yum will not install an i386 package to update an i686 package.

Normal ?