[rhelv6-list] rebuilt package not showing selected for update

[Collins, Kevin [BEELINE]]

Where is EPOCH set? I don't see it anywhere in the spec file...

Thanks,

Kevin

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Subject: Re: [rhelv6-list] rebuilt package not showing selected for
update



rhelv6-list-bounces at redhat.com wrote on 12/10/2010 10:15:16 AM:

>
> On Thursday, December 09, 2010 06:08:15 pm Collins, Kevin [BEELINE]
wrote:
> > For some reason I can't figure out, this is not working in RHEL6...
I
> > was able to rebuild it fine, but after putting everything in place,
'yum
> > check-update' does not see it.
>
> 'EPOCH' is the nuclear sledgehammer in the RPM version scheme. As
> ugly as a solution using EPOCH to force newest version is, it works.
> And it has been used before, by Red Hat even, over the years.
>

and it is a sledge hammer.  I've had instances where we were unable to
update to newer packages because we put out a single package with an
epoch,
and the newer package didn't have one.  Not sure if that was a bug or
intended, nor if it is the same on RHEL 6,  but it is something to watch
for.



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