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Hodgins a écrit : +</I>><i> > If the Mandriva way is kept, we must ensure all needed dependencies +</I>><i> > are available in Updates (Testing too). +</I> +I note that the exception given for Mageia 1 to have packages that were in +Mandriva, but weren't available at Mageia 1 release be available in updates +makes this more difficult. + +My laptop, upgraded from Mandriva 2010.1, still has 143 non-library packages +with 'mdv' in the release tag. I would hate to have all the dependencies of +all these 143 packages have to be copied to updates ... + +><i> > In addition, all packager must +</I>><i> > be willing to copy the dependencies from Core Release to Core Updates +</I>><i> > Testing, and the sysadmin team must push them. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > If changing mgaapplet is chosen, that must be given a very high priority. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > Either way, a decision is needed quickly. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > Thanks, Dave Hodgins +</I>><i> +</I>><i> A decision was finally taken yesterday during packager meeting : we would +</I>><i> like to change MageiaUpdate's behaviour, but before this is done we have +</I>><i> to copy the dependencies from Core Release to Core Updates. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> What hasn't been decided is whether the packager must submit to +</I>><i> updates_testing or the sysadmin copy the package from Core Release to Core +</I>><i> Updates. Can we decide it quickly so that the pending updates can be +</I>><i> validated ? +</I> +IMHO, the identical package should be in updates (possibly hard-linked), as: +1)Users who already had the dependency installed should not have to upgrade it +2)Package %{NAME} and EVR should be unique. + +So, IMHO, sysadmins need to sync/hardlink dependency packages to updates- +testing, and move to updates once validated. + +Regards, +Buchan +</PRE> + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007735.html">[Mageia-dev] Copying dependencies to Updates (Testing), or changing mgaapplet to use urpmi --auto-update instead of urpmi --update. +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007773.html">[Mageia-dev] Copying dependencies to Updates (Testing), or changing mgaapplet to use urpmi --auto-update instead of urpmi --update. +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7736">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7736">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7736">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7736">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |