Heads up: NoArch Sub Packages Feature continues

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Mon Jun 15 19:17:24 UTC 2009


Seth Vidal wrote:

> It's not about the upgrade process. It is only about compare_providers.
> 
> You have 3 pkgs providing 'foo'
> 
> foo-1.1.noarch
> foo-1.0.x86_64
> foo-1.0.i386
> 
> Which one do you pick on x86_64 or i686?
> 
> We weight extra toward pkgs in the same arch as the running system. And
> then the arch NEAREST to the running arch.

Maybe I'm just being naive, but I'd expect a newer EVR to trump any arch
weighting.

-- Rex





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