On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 19:06:35 PM -0500, Sam Varshavchik (mrsam@courier-mta.com) wrote:
M. Fioretti writes:
which fundamental defects, sorry?
a brief, concise summary:
Thanks!
Try a "yum update" when a dozen, or so, packages need tobe updated. Press CTRL-C after half of them are installed. Enjoy spending the rest of the day undoing the resulting mess, and cleaning up all the puke in your filesystem, and the rpm database.
I've had similar experiences on Centos, so yes, I agree with you on this.
There's no technical reason why an rpm file cannot include the URL of any repositories that provide packages any needed dependencies, together with the repositories' keys.
I like the concept, but for some reason which I can't point out before sleeping I have the _feeling_ that there is some practical reason why this wouldn't work in real life. But maybe I'm just sleepy.
Thanks for your explanation,
Marco