upstream wants me to rename my package

Kevin Fenzi kevin at scrye.com
Mon Sep 10 03:42:58 UTC 2012


On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 18:32:17 -0400
Matthew Miller <mattdm at mattdm.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 09, 2012 at 02:03:32AM -0400, Gary Gatling wrote:
> > packages will clobber theirs.  However, what I'm really trying to
> > achieve is the ability to install our package alongside the
> > distribution-supplied package.  The idea is that a user may be
> > using the
> 
> So, it happens that this is a problem with a solution! Or, at least a
> solution with a problem in development. Presenting: Software
> Collections:
> 
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora_Draft_Documentation/0.1/html/Software_Collections_Guide/sect-What_Are_Software_Collections.html
> 

Please note the warning on the top of this page: 
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SoftwareCollections

Except and until they are approved for use in Fedora, please do NOT
setup your packages with SoftwareCollections. 

thanks, 

kevin
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