[Yum-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Add documentation for assumeyes change.

[tim.lauridsen at gmail.com]

On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 4:37 PM, James Antill <james at and.org> wrote:
> ---
>  docs/yum.conf.5 |   50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  1 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/docs/yum.conf.5 b/docs/yum.conf.5
> index 515aa73..07cfdde 100644
> --- a/docs/yum.conf.5
> +++ b/docs/yum.conf.5
> @@ -118,11 +118,51 @@ Command-line option: \fB\-y\fP
>
>  .IP
>  \fBalwaysprompt\fR
> -Either `1' or `0'. Without this option, yum will not prompt for confirmation
> -when the list of packages to be installed exactly matches those given on the
> -command line. Unless \fBassumeyes\fR is enabled, it will still prompt for
> -package removal, or when additional packages need to be installed to fulfill
> -dependencies. Default is `1'.
> +This option selects when to prompt the user for confirmation of the transaction,
> +there are a number of configuration options to choose from and they are
> +processed in the order listed.
> +
> +`install' - Prompt if something will be installed.
> +
> +`remove' - Prompt if something will be removed.
> +
> +`upgrade' - Prompt if something will be upgraded.
> +
> +`downgrade' - Prompt if something will be downgraded.
> +
> +`reinstall' - Prompt if something will be reinstalled.
> +
> +`obsoleter' - Prompt if something will obsolete other packages.
> +
> +`obsoleted' - Prompt if something will be obsoleted.
> +
> +`_unnamed_' - Prompt if a package name is not specified on the command line.
> +
> +`_dep_' - Prompt if a package is marked as a dependency.
> +
> +`_skip_' - Prompt if a package was skipped (by --skip-broken).
> +
> +`_not_available_' - Prompt if a package was asked for from a repo. but couldn't be found (Eg. by load-ts or history undo/redo).
> +
> +`_not_installed_' - Prompt if a package was asked for from the rpmdb but couldn't be found (Eg. by load-ts or history undo/redo).
> +
> +If you put a `!' in front of any of the above single options, it will turn that
> +option off. Eg. `!remove' or `!_skip_'.
> +
> +`none' - Never prompt (this is the same as assumeyes).
> +
> +`safe' - As though the user specified: remove,downgrade,_unnamed_,_dep_,_skip_
> +
> +`all' - Prompt for any of the above cases (always).
> +
> +Also note that for backwards compatibility you can specify `true' or `false'
> +etc. The former is the same as `all' and the later is the same as `safe'.
> +
> +By default yum will ask for confirmation on all transactions (as though you
> +passed `all') but if you specify any option the starting configuration is as
> +though you specified `safe'.
> +
> +This option is overridden by the \fBassumeyes\fR option.
>  .br
>
>  .IP
> --
> 1.7.5.4
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Do we really need all these cases ?
I can see the use for -y for installing/updating stuff, but not
removing stuff. but having options for all possible combination seams
like overkill for me and it make the code very complex and hard to
read.

Tim