[Yum-devel] [PATCH] Update from noarch pkg to arch pkg and vice versa. BZ 709225

[Zdenek Pavlas]

>> +                    or self.conf.obsoletes and (
>> +                        p.arch == 'noarch' # from noarch
>> +                        or available_pkg.arch == 'noarch' # to noarch
>> +                    )

> So if available_pkg.arch == 'noarch' we allow anything, right?

Yes, I understand that foo-1.2.noarch should update foo-1.1.arch.
Shouldn't it?  Same name, same provides etc.. why not?

> Also I've no idea what the conf.obsoletes test is here for ...

Yes, it's bogus.

> I meant that traditionally to have packages "move arch" we had 
> them obsolete older versions of themselves in their specfiles.

Oh, now I see.  That shouldn't hurt, but is it necessary?

I feel this somewhat makes 'arch' part of the package name,
so it's no longer an update, but install + uninstall of obsoleted.
One shouldn't expect such things from 'yum update', IMO..

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Zdenek