holding a package

[Frank McCormick]

I have compiled from source GThumb, as Fedoras package wouldn't run 
on my machine. My compiled version is fine. I am now concerned Yum will 
replace my version with Fedoras the next time GThumb is updated.
Is there a way to put GThumb on hold using Yum ?

Thanks

[Reindl Harald]

Am 20.01.2013 15:31, schrieb Frank McCormick:
> I have compiled from source GThumb, as Fedoras package wouldn't run on my machine. My compiled version is fine. I
> am now concerned Yum will replace my version with Fedoras the next time GThumb is updated.
> Is there a way to put GThumb on hold using Yum?

google for rpmbuild and "Epoch"

on the other hand you can define "exclude=whatever" for the fedora-repos

[Tom Horsley]

On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:31:36 -0500
Frank McCormick wrote:
> Is there a way to put GThumb on hold using Yum ?

You can put an exclude= line in /etc/yum.conf to
exclude packages from being updated, or you can
yum erase the fedora gthumb rpm.

Both of these techniques have problems of course
if there are dependencies involved that prevent
other things from being updated or force other
packages to be removed.

There is also the "big hammer" I use sometimes:

http://home.comcast.net/~tomhorsley/game/Mjolnir.html

A yum plugin that runs my hook to put things yum
might have just changed back the way I want them
every time yum runs :-).

[Frank Murphy]

On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:31:36 -0500
Frank McCormick  wrote:
> I have compiled from source GThumb, as Fedoras package wouldn't
> run on my machine.

Did you create bugzillas?

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:36:46 +0100 Reindl Harald
 wrote:
> Am 20.01.2013 15:31, schrieb Frank McCormick:
> > I have compiled from source GThumb, as Fedoras package wouldn't run on my machine. My compiled version is fine. I
> > am now concerned Yum will replace my version with Fedoras the next time GThumb is updated.
> > Is there a way to put GThumb on hold using Yum?
>
> google for rpmbuild and "Epoch"
>
> on the other hand you can define "exclude=whatever" for the fedora-repos

I would also suggest filing a bug report on Bugzilla so that others may
potentially benefit?

[Frank McCormick]

On 01/20/2013 09:44 AM, Frank Murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:31:36 -0500
> Frank McCormick  wrote:
> > I have compiled from source GThumb, as Fedoras package wouldn't
> >
> > run on my machine.
>
> Did you create bugzillas?

Yes, but the problem seems to only affect certain older Intel 
chipsets...so I'm not holding my breath awaiting a working update. Now 
why it works fine after being recompiled on my machine I don't know. Of 
course I left out some of GThumbs options...like uploading to pictures 
services etc.

[Frank McCormick]

On 01/20/2013 09:54 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:36:46 +0100 Reindl Harald
>  wrote:
> > Am 20.01.2013 15:31, schrieb Frank McCormick:
> > > I have compiled from source GThumb, as Fedoras package wouldn't run on my machine. My compiled version is fine. I
> > > am now concerned Yum will replace my version with Fedoras the next time GThumb is updated.
> > > Is there a way to put GThumb on hold using Yum?
> >
> > google for rpmbuild and "Epoch"
> >
> > on the other hand you can define "exclude=whatever" for the fedora-repos
>
> I would also suggest filing a bug report on Bugzilla so that others may
> potentially benefit?

Already done

[Frank McCormick]

On 01/20/2013 09:36 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> Am 20.01.2013 15:31, schrieb Frank McCormick:
> > I have compiled from source GThumb, as Fedoras package wouldn't run on my machine. My compiled version is fine. I
> > am now concerned Yum will replace my version with Fedoras the next time GThumb is updated.
> > Is there a way to put GThumb on hold using Yum?
>
> google for rpmbuild and "Epoch"

Wow, after reading for 2 minutes my head was swimming...and close to 
drowning :)
> on the other hand you can define "exclude=whatever" for the fedora-repos

I'm trying this method. We'll see how it goes....

[Reindl Harald]

Am 20.01.2013 19:17, schrieb Frank McCormick:
> On 01/20/2013 09:36 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> > Am 20.01.2013 15:31, schrieb Frank McCormick:
> > > I have compiled from source GThumb, as Fedoras package wouldn't run on my machine. My compiled version is fine. I
> > > am now concerned Yum will replace my version with Fedoras the next time GThumb is updated.
> > > Is there a way to put GThumb on hold using Yum?
> >
> > google for rpmbuild and "Epoch"
>
> Wow, after reading for 2 minutes my head was swimming...and close to drowning :)

there is nothing to swim and drown

the package below wins even if version and release are
higher in the fedora package because the epoch is higher

Name:              postfix
Summary:           Postfix Mail Transport Agent
Version:           2.10
Release:           3%{?dist}
Epoch:             3