On 09/12/15 12:41, Manuel Wolfshant wrote:
- the issue only affects CentOS users and it will only happen until
CentOS 7.2 is released
Strangely, you're trying to reassure me that it only affects CentOS users, even though the very reason I'm posting here is *because* it affects CentOS users.
Again, strangely, you're trying to reassure me about the 7.2 release date, even though it's evident I'm trying to solve this problem without having to wait (otherwise I wouldn't have bothered posting here). Please note that I didn't come here for a release date and I don't expect to be given one and that's *totally* fine and expected! But "soon" and "around the corner" are vague time-frames that I don't consider helpful in this discussion.
Right. So those with fear in mind should either purchase a RH subscription or wait until CentOS QA is done. Or ask for advice in one of the proper CentOS support channels.
It is not obvious at all. But newcomers should read the docs rather that trying copy/pasting random pieces of advice from google
None of your arguments changes the fact that the base repository for CentOS 7.1 ships exactly what RHEL shipped in its 7.1 release (modulo the packages which were modified/added/removed by CentOS at the time of release) and by definition this cannot change. The only thing that CentOS could potentially do NOW is to ship the newer libunwind in the 7.1/updates repository but given the potential breakage it might cause and that the release of 7.2 (which includes the new libunwind in the base repo) is "around the corner" I highly doubt that this is a good idea.
If CentOS considers it unwise or undesirable to push libunwind to 7.1/updates then I will wait for 7.2. Users can of course "read the docs" and reach out in the appropriate support channels, but I'm just trying to do my duty as a packager and reduce any avoidable headaches that users might face. Perhaps I'm being overenthusiastic in that goal, but I'd rather be overenthusiastic than negligent (which probably all packagers are guilty of at one time or another) and at least I can say I tried my best.
Kind regards, Jamie