[yum-cvs] plugins/fedorakmod

[Jack Neely]

 plugins/fedorakmod/fedorakmod.py |   10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

New commits:
commit 071737fbad4a8ffe36f044f5b3ad8f7e93cb296b
Author: Jack Neely <jjneely at ncsu.edu>
Date:   Wed Sep 19 11:15:59 2007 -0400

    We need to catch when we install a kmod with a lower VR than a kmod of
    the same name that is already installed.  RPM doesn't like this so
    we need to toss in an extra flag or the transaction wont proccede.

diff --git a/plugins/fedorakmod/fedorakmod.py b/plugins/fedorakmod/fedorakmod.py
index 8d295a2..b5a3867 100644
--- a/plugins/fedorakmod/fedorakmod.py
+++ b/plugins/fedorakmod/fedorakmod.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from sets import Set
 from yum import packages
 from yum.constants import TS_INSTALL
 from yum.plugins import TYPE_CORE, PluginYumExit
+from rpm import RPMPROB_FILTER_OLDPACKAGE
 
 requires_api_version = '2.4'
 plugin_type = (TYPE_CORE,)
@@ -225,6 +226,15 @@ def installAllKmods(c, avaModules, modules, kernels):
             if po.kmodName in names:
                 interesting.append(po)
 
+    # If We have stuff in the interesting list its most likely a kmod for
+    # an older kernel and therefore will have a VR < a VR of a kmod that
+    # may already be installed.  RPM doesn't like installing packages
+    # older than what's already installed.  Tell it to shutup.
+    # XXX: If we thought hard enough we could do this more exactly.
+    if len(interesting) > 0:
+        tsInfo = c.getTsInfo()
+        tsInfo.probFilterFlags.append(RPMPROB_FILTER_OLDPACKAGE)
+
     table = resolveVersions(interesting + modules)
     
     for kernel in [ getKernelProvides(k)[0] for k in kernels ]: