[Yum] more newbie questions about [server] sections in yum.conf

[seth vidal]

> 0) it's potentially confusing to refer to these as "server" sections
>    when, as i groused and whined before :-), they're really
>    repository sections, no?  just being pedantic.

then submit a patch for the documentation.


> 1) is the "gpgcheck" line mandatory?  from seth's previous posting
>    listing the default settings, gpgcheck is not listed there.  if
>    it doesn't have a default setting, is there a reason for this?
>    just curious.
gpgcheck=0 is the defaut.

if I set gpgcheck=1 as the default everyone and their brother would
bitch.


> 2) is there any value to the "name" value other than being human
>    readable for public consumption?

human consumption is, imo, valuable.


> 3) what is the effect of having multiple [server] sections?  as i 
>    read it, whenever i run a client-side yum operation, *all* servers
>    will be consulted for potential, say, updates.  but suppose i add
>    the freshrpms yum repo to my yum.conf, and i want to update *only*
>    those RPMs for which newer versions exist at freshrpms.  AFAICT,
>    i can't do that, even though it seems that this might be a useful
>    feature (i might create repositories with a particular theme, like
>    multimedia).  is there any way to do this, other than creating
>    separate yum.conf files and using "-C" on the yum command line?


all server/repository sections are consulted. What you're asking for is
pinning and if you'd read the archives it has been discussed in detail.
The trick is implementing pinning in a rational manner.

-sv