[Fedora-packaging] rpm -i, "missing" file conflicts and brokenness with kmods

[Rex Dieter]

Jack Neely wrote:
> Axel,
> 
> There's a fundamental misunderstanding here about using rpm -i.  You
> claim that it does not function for kmods.  Most of us consider your
> examples for this an upgrade path rather than an install path.
...
> Other cases are considered upgrade paths and we agree that rpm -U does
> not give the desired behavior.  rpm -i should not be used for an upgrade
> path as it does not work for any package at all.

IMO, seems to be an argument for using the uname-r mechanism, so no such
problems, misunderstandings occur.

-- Rex