Yum update path problem for switchdesk 3.9.8-18 -> 4.0.2-1

[seth vidal]

On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 17:02, Andrew Farris wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 16:19 -0400, seth vidal wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 16:14, Andrew Farris wrote:
> > > Yum did not recognize switchdesk-4.0.2-1 as being a valid update for
> > > switchdesk-3.9.8-18 on a Rawhide system updated to the test3 Rawhide
> > > freeze.  The newer version was ignored, requiring a rpm -e --nodeps step
> > > followed by yum install switchdesk switchdesk-gui.  I am not certain how
> > > long this update has been ignored (3.9.8-18 is an FC1 package)...
> > > probably as long as there has been a newer version of switchdesk.
> 
> > Did you, perchance, save a debug output of the failure to update? I've
> > not seen this problem and I'd be curious to know what was going on
> > there.
> 
> I can reproduce this, yum simply exits with "No actions to take" even
> though it has downloaded the new header.

just downloading a header doesn't mean it's a new package - just means
it's a new header.

feel free to send me a debug output but yum -d 6 will be enough.


-sv