On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 02:13:22PM -0700, Troy Dawson wrote:
We propose adding:
In EPEL 8 or later, it is permitted to have module streams which contain
packages with alternate versions to those provided in RHEL. These packages
may be newer, built with different options, or even older to serve
compatibility needs. These MUST NOT be the default stream -- in every
case, explicit user action must be required to opt in to these
versions. If the
RHEL package is in a RHEL module, then the EPEL module must have the same
name as the RHEL module. Any exceptions to the module name must be
approved by the EPEL Steering Committee.
That's a reasonable proposal.
I can only see a small ambiguity regarding build-only packages that are
filtered out of the module. I believe the rule about the module names should
not apply for these filtered packages.
But that leads me to a question about -devel modules. RHEL delivers some
-devel modules in a CRB repository. These -devel modules consists of the
filtered packages. Is EPEL going to mimic these -devel modules, or not?
-- Petr