rpms that just need a rebuild...

[Greg Swallow]

Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> On 07.03.2007 07:03, Greg Swallow wrote:
> > [...]
>> But I was wondering if there is room in the plans for a 
>> "EPEL-unstable" repository (or something like that), which is just an 
>> automatic rebuild of Fedora Extras 6 packages.  For instance I need 
>> ~15 php-pear-??? rpms for EL5 that I just rebuilt from the Fedora 
>> Extras 6 sources - no modifications to the spec files needed. 
>
> My 2 cent: It would IMHO make a lot more sense to have a second repo 
> that replaces stuff from the base or installs newer versions of gtk2 
> in parallel to the one from the base; that would allow to ship newer 
> version of other programs that depend on newer system library, too.
>
> But I'd say EPEL should focus on bringing up the main repo that 
> doesn't replace stuff now before thinking about thinks like that. And 
> the Fedora project is probably not the best place for this effort, too 
> -- but I'm optimistic that there will soon be another project where 
> this will be fitting in (more news to come, just be a bit patient for 
> some weeks).

I wasn't suggesting replacing stuff in the base at all, I just thought 
having more packages from Extras (all that will just rebuild without 
changes) available right away for EL5 would be nice, whether it is 
sponsored by Fedora or a 3rd party.

Greg