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[Mageia-dev] removing packages from svn

+ nicolas vigier + boklm at mars-attacks.org +
+ Fri Mar 18 23:15:22 CET 2011 +

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On Sat, 19 Mar 2011, Ahmad Samir wrote:
+
+> On 18 March 2011 18:41, Olivier Blin <mageia at blino.org> wrote:
+> > nicolas vigier <boklm at mars-attacks.org> writes:
+> >
+> >> Hello,
+> >>
+> >> When we are removing a package from svn because it is no more wanted on
+> >> the repository, we usually do "svn rm". However it makes it more
+> >> difficult to see old packages, or see it existed if we want to reimport
+> >> it. So I think it would be better to move it to an other directory.
+> >>
+> >> Packages are currently in this directory :
+> >>  svn+ssh://svnweb.mageia.org/svn/packages/cauldron
+> >> With binary files in :
+> >>  svn+ssh://svnweb.mageia.org/svn/binrepos/cauldron
+> >>
+> >> And I think we could create this one to move removed packages :
+> >>  svn+ssh://svnweb.mageia.org/svn/packages/obsoletes
+> >> And the same for binrepos :
+> >>  svn+ssh://svnweb.mageia.org/svn/binrepos/obsoletes
+> >>
+> >> mgarepo can have a command to remove a package, and move it to the
+> >> obsoletes directory on both repositories (as suggested in bug #318).
+> >>
+> >> What do you think ?
+> >
+> > It makes sense.
+> > But why the extra "s" in the "obsoletes" name?
+> > "obsolete" seems better
+> >
+> > --
+> > Olivier Blin - blino
+> >
+> 
+> I agree too, and having a command to remove the package from the
+> mirror should lessen sysadm work with regards to this (though I guess
+> some restrictions should be enforced... e.g. moving glibc from the
+> repos shouldn't be allowed for everyone....).
+
+For now that's only to remove from svn. But later a tool to move/remove
+packages on the repository would be useful too.
+
+> 
+> Would it make sense that when doing 'mgarepo import' that the
+> /obsolete/ contents are checked too and the import is not allowed if
+> it exists in /obsolete/ ? this way instead of importing the package
+> afresh, an 'svn mv' should work, and the svn log is kept...
+
+Good idea !
+
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