[Yum-devel] yum 2.1.0

seth vidal skvidal at phy.duke.edu
Tue Aug 31 17:25:21 UTC 2004


> Seth, you might consider doing one of these things if the new repo
> format is considered stable:
> 
>   1) release a new version of 2.0.X with a yum-arch that also
>      generates new-style repos, or

Why? Createrepo installs along side yum w/o a problem.


>   2) release a separate tool (yum-arch-2.1) that can be installed 
>      along-side 2.0.X that can create new-style repos
>   3) whip up a quick rpm of 2.1.X that can be along-side 2.0.X

no.


> You might otherwise run into a catch-22 where nobody wants to use
> 2.1.X until their favorite repos use it, but the repo maintainers
> don't want to install 2.1.X and have to ditch 2.0.X.


All the major repository maintainers are on board.

the minor ones will get there.
-sv





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