comps RPM

[Tom Diehl]

On Thu, 1 Dec 2005, seth vidal wrote:

> On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 16:07 -0500, Klaus Steden wrote:
>>>> On a somewhat related note (to my previous question), is there a simple
>>>> procedure documented someplace for rebuilding the comps.rpm file with the
>>>> new package information?  Seems like this should be part of my package
>>>> update process...
>>>>
>>>
>> I've still to figure out what value this RPM actually offers. What is its
>> history, and what is it supposed to do?
>
> die, comps, die.

Don't hold back now, tell us how you really feel about it!!

Seriously though, given that comps is on its last breath, is there a good way
to generate a comps like file to use for setting up a yum groups file. I
currently use the comps file that comes with a release for a starting point for
my yum groups file(s). How are others doing this kind of thing?

Regards,

Tom