[Yum] determining if a package needs to be updated

[seth vidal]

> why not a switch in yum.conf that let you decide if arch match is more
> or less important than being up to date?
> 
> sth like:
> 
> priority=same_arch
> 
> --> if I have kernel.386 installed, then it will be updated if and only
> if there is a newer kernel.386, even if it runs on quad-Xeon
> 
> priority=newer
> 
> --> if I have kernel.386 installed, but I am i686, then install the
> newest x86 kernel, hopefully a 686 one


Then what about this odd case: Pkg changes from noarch to i386 and is
updated.

You'll never get the update.

Example of this happening: quite a number of python apps have done this
as they've added a compiled component.

-sv