Package removal request?

Michel Salim michel.salim at gmail.com
Fri Nov 10 00:27:31 UTC 2006


On 11/9/06, Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael at gmx.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:48:13 -0500, Michel Salim wrote:
>
> > I accidentally pushed python-nltk-1.4.4-3.1 for Fedora Extras 3 when
> > updating the package to comply with the new Python packaging policy.
> > It depends at runtime on python-numarray, which is Fedora >= 4 only.
> >
> > Could this offending package be removed from the repository? Also,
> > python-nltk-1.4.2 might have to be removed from FE3 - upstream claimed
> > it only depends on python-numeric, but on closer examination I found a
> > file that depends on numarray as well.
> >
> > If there's a more appropriate channel for this request, please advise,
> > and I'll use it if I need to request the removal of 1.4.2 as well.
> >
> > Thanks,
>
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/RepoRequests
>    (linked from the Extras main page)
>
Ah yes. Sorry for not noticing that. Incidentally, what constitutes an
update? Would pushing a new package with a lower version number do it,
or would a manual removal be required in this case.

Thanks,

-- 
Michel Salim

Don't worry about avoiding temptation -- as you grow older, it starts
avoiding you.
                -- The Old Farmer's Almanac




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