yum question

[seth vidal]

On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 15:27 -0500, Brian Millett wrote:
> I'm testing apache 2.1.6-beta.  I've created and updated the rpms for
> it.  When I use yum to check for updates, it wants to update mod_ssl,
> but it shouldn't (I don't think).  Here is a trace:
> 
> [bpm]$ sudo yum list avail httpd mod_ssl
> Setting up repositories
> livna                  100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> macromedia             100% |=========================|  903 B    00:00
> updates-testing        100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> extras                 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> updates-released       100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> base                   100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> primary.xml.gz         100% |=========================| 104 kB    00:00
> updates-re: ################################################## 294/294
> Added 0 new packages, deleted 4 old in 0.80 seconds
> Installed Packages
> httpd.i386                               2.1.6-1                installed
> mod_ssl.i386                             2.1.6-1                installed
> Available Packages
> httpd.i386                               2.0.54-10              base
> mod_ssl.i386                             1:2.0.54-10            base
> [bpm]$ sudo yum check-update
> Setting up repositories
> livna                  100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> macromedia             100% |=========================|  903 B    00:00
> updates-testing        100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> extras                 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> updates-released       100% |=========================|  951 B    00:00
> base                   100% |=========================| 1.1 kB    00:00
> Reading repository metadata in from local files
> primary.xml.gz         100% |=========================|  31 kB    00:00
> updates-te: ################################################## 89/89
> Added 3 new packages, deleted 0 old in 0.32 seconds
> 
> mod_ssl.i386                             1:2.0.54-10            base
> 
> 
> Ok, what does yum check?  It is comparing that mod_ssl.1:2.0.54-10 is
> greater than mod_ssl.2.1.6-1 ?
> 
> Is this a bug? a feature?
> 

jesse got it in one:

mod_ssl in your repo has an epoch of 1 - the one installed does not have
an epoch (hence no #: preceeding the ver-rel). 

Think of no epoch as 0

so 1:2.0.54-10 > 0:2.1.6-1

-sv