[Yum] yumit

[seth vidal]

> By 'should not be' I mean the set of packages-versions which are currently on 
> the system that would be altered by running `yum -y update`.
> 
> So package-1.2-3.rpm should not be on the system since package-1.2-4.rpm is available.
> 
> Also netscape-4.7-3.rpm should not be on the system since 
> say mozilla-5.0.rpm 'Obsoletes:' in the .spec file netscape <= 4.7-3.  
> (Not a very good example I know but hopefully you get the idea.).

I think I'm beginning to glom onto your meaning.

So you're using the yum list updates to build a list of what needs to be
updated in order to push that to a db that then, I assume, pushes that
to an admin for the machine?

Is that the goal?

-sv