[Yum] "include" option in yum.conf?

Michael Stenner mstenner at ece.arizona.edu
Mon Aug 23 16:25:10 UTC 2004


On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 11:01:34PM -0700, Garrick Staples wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 11:00:42PM -0700, Garrick Staples alleged:
> > > > Similar to apache:
> > > > includepkgorder=includepkg,excludepkg
> > > > or
> > > > includepkgorder=excludepkg,includepkg
> > > > 
> > > > First match wins.
> > > 
> > > and when it is not listed?
> > > 
> > > -sv
> > 
> > *shrug*  Default to includepkg,excludepkg.
> 
> Or make it mandatory.  Specifying both options *must* also have an order
> specified.

I have a severe dislike for unnecessarily mandatory options.  People
who have sufficiently complex setups as to BOTH include and exclude
the same package, should probably RTFM anyway.  It also adds another
layer of complexity to the the code.

					-Michael

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