Re: [patch 1/7] Fix kernel_{conflicts,obsoletes,provides}

[Roland McGrath]

>  If you try and use e.g. kernel_obsoletes, you'll soon find
>  that it's actually kernel__obsoletes you currently need :-) 
So you want kernel to have an Obsoletes: that kernel-foo do not get?

[patch 1/7] Fix kernel_{conflicts,obsoletes,provides}

[Mark McLoughlin]

On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 12:44 -0700, Roland McGrath wrote:
>  > If you try and use e.g. kernel_obsoletes, you'll soon find
>  > that it's actually kernel__obsoletes you currently need :-)
>  
>  So you want kernel to have an Obsoletes: that kernel-foo do not get? 
Yes; kernel-PAE.i686 obsoletes kernel-xen.i686 and kernel.x86_64
obsoletes kernel-xen.x86_64.

Cheers,
Mark.

[patch 1/7] Fix kernel_{conflicts,obsoletes,provides}

[Roland McGrath]

>  On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 12:44 -0700, Roland McGrath wrote:
>  > > If you try and use e.g. kernel_obsoletes, you'll soon find
>  > > that it's actually kernel__obsoletes you currently need :-)
>  > 
>  > So you want kernel to have an Obsoletes: that kernel-foo do not get?
>  
>  Yes; kernel-PAE.i686 obsoletes kernel-xen.i686 and kernel.x86_64
>  obsoletes kernel-xen.x86_64. 
But you don't want all kernel* to obsolete kernel-xen?  Any special reason?

[patch 1/7] Fix kernel_{conflicts,obsoletes,provides}

[Mark McLoughlin]

On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 17:08 -0700, Roland McGrath wrote:
>  > On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 12:44 -0700, Roland McGrath wrote:
>  > > > If you try and use e.g. kernel_obsoletes, you'll soon find
>  > > > that it's actually kernel__obsoletes you currently need :-)
>  > > 
>  > > So you want kernel to have an Obsoletes: that kernel-foo do not get?
>  > 
>  > Yes; kernel-PAE.i686 obsoletes kernel-xen.i686 and kernel.x86_64
>  > obsoletes kernel-xen.x86_64.
>  
>  But you don't want all kernel* to obsolete kernel-xen?  Any special reason? 
If you install kernel.i686, we don't want kernel-xen.i686 to be
considered for removal because only kernel-PAE.i686 has Xen DomU
support.

Cheers,
Mark.