x86_32 yum $basearch
seth vidal
skvidal at fedoraproject.org
Fri Feb 20 15:37:13 UTC 2009
On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 10:31 -0500, Josh Boyer wrote:
> Or you could just have:
>
> x86
> x86_64
> ppc
> ppc64
> sparc
> sparc64
>
> etc.
>
> Naming repos after specific arches just seems like pain. This is
> one area where ppc does things right. You don't see things like:
I wasn't naming them after specific arches. I was saying we can use
symlinks to solve the arch complexity and the confusion with what
$basearch should be vs what pkgs are in the repo.
> for ppc32, or:
>
> 970
> power3
> power4
> power5
>
> for ppc64.
>
> I'll probably get the "tradition" and "you don't know what you're
> talking about" arguments thrown at me. My opinions won't change :).
Interesting. I don't know what 'tradition' you're talking about. But
knowing that your opinions won't change makes me less likely to continue
discussing it w/you.
-sv
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