[CentOS-devel] Yum Extender 0.99 (Development) for CentOS 4.2

Tim Lauridsen wrote:

> Lance Davis wrote:
>
>> Tim,
>> a couple of comments ....
>>
>> re version yumex-0.99.7-1.0.c4
>>
>> 1. yumex no longer has an icon in alt-tab   - previous installed 
>> release had one.
>>   
>
> I will look into this.

Fixed.

>> 2. Seems strange to show older versions in 'install' window - unless 
>> you have support for reversing out later versions ...
>>
>> At the moment if you select to install an older version yumex errors 
>> out with :-    /nTransaction Check Error:   package 
>> yum-2.4.2-1.centos4 (which is newer than yum-2.4.0-1.centos4) is 
>> already installed
>>
>> Surely it would be better not to list them in the install window - or 
>> to only list them if an option is set ...
>>
>>   
>
> You are absolutely right this is a bug, i will look into it.

Fixed

>> 3. I see that there is an option to downoad files lists & changelogs 
>> - and it does say that this will take longer ... but with it 
>> unselected there are still 'Files' and 'Changelog' tabs - albeit 
>> empty. Would it be possible to lose them or grey them out when the 
>> option isnt selected - alternatively and preferable would be to 
>> download the information just for that package and display it when 
>> you click on the tab - either automatically or with a confirm - 
>> subject to preference setting.
>>   
>
> Files & changelog is always availible for installed packages, the 
> option is only for availible packages, where some extra
> metadata has to be download to show files & changelogs.
>
>> 4. Select repos has a bug that it changes the display order 
>> apparently randomly when you click on the lines and selection boxes 
>> ...  I would also like to be able to see (and or edit) the config for 
>> the repo - and possibly add repos from within yumex.
>>
>>   
>
> I will look into this one.

weird, I can't reproduce this one (centos 4.2, yum 2.4.2, yumex 0.99.7)

anybody else has this problem ??

Tim