Duplicated packages on x86_64

[Axel Thimm]

On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 12:23:38PM -0300, Mauricio Teixeira (netmask) wrote:
> Em Sex, 2006-12-29 às 16:12 +0100, Axel Thimm escreveu:
> 
> > You need to add the desired arch to the package in the yum install
> > command, e.g. yum install subversion.x86_64
> 
> Yeah, I know I can do that. But do you mean that Yum can't decide which
> arch to use and simply install both? Smart does the correct thing, IMHO,
> which is install the package that is suitable for the arch.

It is a matter of policy, yum decided to assume the typical user wants
all archs he can get, because often the user is not fully aware of the
differences between i386 and x86_64 and that a x86_64 lib cannot serve
a i386 consumer. And the ones that are aware are also aware enough to
add the arch suffix.

> Isn't there a config option for Yum give higher priority on packages
> from the current running arch?

Yes, that would be nice (although has nothing to do with higher
priority, the priorities are the same in parallel arch worlds).
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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