[Yum] Re: yum 2.2 (or 3?), FC3, coexistence with "old" yum (was: yum 2.1.8)

[Axel Thimm]

On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 10:12:13AM -0400, seth vidal wrote:
> > Why? And is this "no, no" or "<no answer>, no"? ;)
> > 
> > I think bumping the version to 3.0 is more than justified (especially
> > in relation to yum 1.x vs 2.x). Future distinction will be easier to
> > make in yum 1, 2 and 3 eras.
> 
> I disagree and I'm not really interested in debating a completely
> arbitrary version number change.
> 
> > I am not really concerned on the server-side, but more on the
> > client-side. For example today's FC2 repos (or even RH7.3 repos like
> > Fedora Legacy) may want to switch to the new metadata format. Offering
> > both metadata formats on the server is not a real issue, but offering
> > both clients for a transition period will be due to common naming. It
> > would be nice to find a common way to deal with it (e.g. renaming yum
> > 2.0.x to yum-2.0).
> 
> If someone tries to run yum 2.1.X on rhl 7.3, they're going to be in for
> a lot of pain. Not the least of which will be related to python 2.2 and
> the rpm packages.
> 
> But if someone wishes to do that, more power to them, just don't expect
> me to bend over backward for them.

You seem to be quite negatively charged today, I guess. I should
probably suggest the opposite of what I'd like ;)

Anyway, changing a vital component like the metadata format of any
repo will require a transition phase, unless you consider only future
to come repos to use the new metadata format, where you don't need to
care about backwards compatibility. If you don't hint to a solution,
you will find that the repos will invent wild renaming schemes that
will make you far more unhappier than the current discussion.

And BTW, there is (vendor packaged!) python 2.2.2 available for RH7.3.
yum 2.0.x w/python2 is deployed on quite a lot of RH7.3 boxes already
...
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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