[Mageia-dev] bug 2317 revisited: --update option should behave like --search-media

Sat Jun 23 00:48:43 CEST 2012

Op vrijdag 22 juni 2012 18:14:50 schreef David W. Hodgins:
+> On Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:11:58 -0400, AL13N <alien at rmail.be> wrote:
+> > ok, i guess when people said, supported, i immediately assumed full
+> > support. that kind of misled me.
+> 
+> My understanding, is that backports will have minimal testing.
+> 
+> We ensure the backport will install, on a system that currently
+> only has release + updates, and that the basic functions of the
+> package work, where it's possible for us to test.
+> 
+> We cannot possibly test every possible combination of selected
+> backports, and will not attempt to.
+> 
+> What I don't want to see, which I did with Mandriva backports,
+> is cases where unsigned rpm packages were in the repositories,
+> or installation required the use of --allow-nodeps or --allow-force,
+> due to file conflicts with release or updates packages.  Those
+> problems were rare, but often enough, that I wouldn't let the end
+> users I support install backports themselves.
+
+well, imho even with this testing it's still possible, allthough likely rarer 
+that the user would have to use these or any other manual procedures. even 
+with updates.
+
+(unsigned rpms should be caught by the build process, even though it still 
+sometimes fails for reasons unbeknownst)
+
+in any case, i don't think of this as supported and won't suggest backports to 
+any user who doesn't have the necessary skills to fix it himself.
+