[Yum] Bug: yum tries to update older version

[Michael Stenner]

On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 07:01:38PM -0300, Luis A. Florit wrote:
> pilot-link.i386    1:0.12.0-0.pre4.5.2.1   core-freshrpms
> pilot-link.i386    2:0.11.8-12.4.fc5       updates-freshrpm
> pilot-link.i386    1:0.12.0-0.pre4.5.2.1   installed       
> 
>     Why does this happen? I think it has to do with the "2:" in
> front of the version number, and have no idea why YUM puts this
> in front! 

Correct.  That's the package "epoch", which is like a super-version
number.  It outranks all other version components.  This is not a yum
bug.  Yum is doing exactly what it should.  You can take this up with
your packagers if you like, but yum is acting properly.

					-Michael
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