[CentOS-devel] kernel-*-devel and yum updates for CentOS-4.x

[Ralph Angenendt]

Roger PeXa Escobio wrote:
> --- Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists at hughesjr.com> wrote:
>> 1. Patch CentOS-4 yum to make yum install all
>> kernel-*-devel files like
>> it does for kernel-devel (or the reverse ... make
>> kernel-devel and
>> upgrade like the other files).
>
> but a change in yum is enough ?
> from the comments in RedHat Bugzilla I interprete that
> a change in the kernel spec is also necessary (to
> provide "Provides" lines), is that true?

It is "either or". Either you add all kernel-*-devel packages to
"installonlypkg" in config.py or just leave the kernel-devel package in
there and let all kernel-*-devel packages Provide: kernel-devel.

So yes, it can be done by only changing yum.

> So, do centos should make that deviation from upstrain
> specs just to be consistente with its own update's
> mechanisms? or a more specific yum-centos4 (and not so
> general as to honor the Provides line) patch is the
> way? 

Yes, that is the question here. And I rather tamper around with yum, as
this is only in CentOS and not in upstream.

Cheers,

Ralph

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