Re: Obsoleted packages in F40
Kevin Kofler via devel kirjoitti 31.3.2024 klo 14.14:
Otto Liljalaakso wrote:
> So, I would actually much prefer if package retirement automatically
> added the package to fedora-obsolete-packages. Perhaps there are special
> cases where that would not be a good idea - if there are some, `fedpkg
> retire` could have a flag to prevent that from happening.
We have had this discussion several times on this list. The compromise that
was agreed upon is that packages should be added to fedora-obsolete-packages
ONLY if having those packages installed BREAKS something, e.g., prevents
upgrading some other package due to broken dependencies, or causes a file
conflict with some other package. Being retired is by itself NOT a reason to
forcefully remove a package that users may depend on from their systems. So
that is what should be documented, not your personal wishes.
Even if I happen to
spend my time documenting what rules the Fedora
community agrees, I still reserve the right to voice my opinion on what
the rule should be. I have not submitted any pull request to change any
documentation to follow what I suggest above, just to clarify what the
actual, existing rule is.