[Fedora-packaging] Re: atrpms kernel modules

[Jack Neely]

> Why would suddenly yum/apt work better? The issues brought up with the
> current kernel module scheme didn't address the actual contents of the
> packages and Toshio's suggestion only discusses the contents.
> 
> So any raised issue on the naming/versioning of kernel module packages
> still remains as discussed - including non-rpm conformant behaviour of
> such packages with the rpm -U/-i nuke/conflict situation, which is still
> not "fixed" on yum level or any other depsolver's (and having looked
> into yum's plugin system which is quite nice BTW, I don't know whether
> it will be "fixable" at all)

If the existing fedorakmod.py plugin in yum-utils does not handle
installs, upgrades, and co-installs of kmod style kernel modules then
I'd like a detailed bug report please.

Jack

> 
> "Fixing yum or the yum plugin" is in quotes, because it is not yum
> that has any deficiencies, but the current kernel packaging
> scheme.
> 
> The kmdl scheme works with yum already even w/o a plugin and a plugin
> under 100 lines enables coinstalls for new kernel packages.
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> Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net



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