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

[seth vidal]

On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 15:03 +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 01:33:55AM -0400, seth vidal wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >  Yum 2.1.8 is available. This is not feature complete for the 2.1 series
> > - NOTE 2.1.X is a devel series of functional releases. When it reaches
> > feature-parity with 2.0.X it will become 2.2. We're very close now.
> 
> o will a feature complete yum 2.2.0 make it for FC3? Official devel
>   freeeze is tomorrow.

no, It looks like yum 2.1.10 will be the last version into FC3 for the
release.


> o since yum 2.2 and yum 2.0 are not compatible, there will be a
>   transition period for old vs new metadata. It would be nice to be
>   able to install both old and new yum. What's the best way to go?
>   Rename yum 2.0.x to "yumold"?

why would you need both installed?



> o should yum 2.2 perhaps become yum3 and be also called that way to
>   indicate the major change and allow coexitence with yum 2.0.x w/o
>   renaming yum 2.0.x?

no.


> I am mainly thinking of the current yum repos that have yum 2.0.x
> clients deployed and will be migrating to the new metadata format, and
> will want to have a (rather) smooth transition (e.g. offer both
> formats and both clients and allow a grace period for the users to
> switch).

yum-arch is available in yum 2.1.9 and above.

-sv