Installing RPM s

[Kenneth Porter]

--On Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:48 PM +1000 Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au> 
wrote:

> BTW, while we're on the RPM topic, can I "pin" an RPM, so that rpm -U
> or -F won't touch it? I occasionally want to install a special RPM of
> a standard package (eg built from a hacked SRPM with special patches)
> and _don't_ want a stray -F or -U to upgrade it because the upgrade will
> lack the special patches.

Interesting question. You could use a dummy dependency. Create a "virtual" 
package that Requires something, and then add a Provides to your custom 
package for that requirement. Updating to a stock package would be blocked 
by the dependency.