[Yum] Re: x86_64 and yum 2.1.12 (tries to install both architectures i386 and x86_64)

[seth vidal]

On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 16:24 +0100, Axel Thimm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, Dec 04, 2004 at 05:51:35PM +0100, Jürgen Möllenhoff wrote:
> > seth vidal wrote:
> > 
> > >and how does the work for removals?
> > >should yum remove foo only remove foo.x86_64?
> > 
> > Yes, if x86_64 is the preferred architecture.
> > 
> > >or should it match foo.i386, too?
> > 
> > With x86_64 as preferred architecture, no.
> 
> IMHO, it should.
> 
> Desired behaviour:
> o yum install foo
>   for all arch in archs: if foo.arch already installed, upgrade foo.arch
>   if foo.bestarch not installed: Install foo.bestarch
> 
>   I.e. default to only native packages, but upgrade compatibility
>   packages is such had been installed.
> o yum remove foo
>   Unconditionally remove all foo.arch (like it is now)
> 
> In order to remove only for a specific arch, use yum remove
> foo.arch. In order to install for all archs use yum --comparchtoo
> install foo. comparchtoo could be a switch in yum.config.

Boy, that makes the behavior different, dramatically, so, for install
and remove as to what a non-specific package name implements.

Glad that won't be confusing to users.

-sv