-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I vote for the version wich is closest to what the upstream vendor does, i guess that would be number 3. Chris Johnny Hughes schrieb: > Yum does not install kernel-smp-devel (or kernel-hugemem-devel, kernel- > largesmp-devel), but it upgrades them. > > Yum does install kernel-devel, and it does not upgrade it. > > Yum should be consistent in how kernel-devel files are handled. > > ----------------------------------------------- > > This issue is addressed in this CentOS bug: > > http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=1549 > > and in this upstream bug: > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=155988 > > The upstream fix is rolled into FC >= 4 and RHEL >= 5 ... but it is not > rolled into RHEL <= 4. > > That leaves CentOS-4 with this bug. > > ----------------------------------- > There are 3 options here: > > 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). > > 2. Modify the kernel-2.6.spec to do what FC >= 4 does. > > 3. Do nothing and tell people to choose what they want by updating this > variable in /etc/yum.conf > > installonlyn= > > ------------------------------------ > > I think that 2 is a bad choice as it makes the CentOS kernel deviate > from the upstream kernel. > > I think that 3 is a better choice than 2 ... but I think 1 is the > optimal choice. That yum needs to be updated to treat kernel-*-devel > files like it treats kernel-devel. > > What does everyone else think? > > ----------------------------------- > Note: This is my attempt to solicit input for package changes from the > public and not make unilateral decisions and push them with only the > developers present. > > If there is no discussion of this item on this list by non-centos > developers, then I will revert back to making bug changes based on only > what the developers think :P > > Therefore, the people who want input into how packages are updated need > to speak up. > ------------------------------------ > Thanks, > Johnny Hughes > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.1 (Cygwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFO7C0sLjW0HYht7URAoUGAJ9nEhN1ZE/GypPVh/zVm0M75a04UQCdEx+7 +hnbFKOr/NvF91sfGEZhoUw= =hDP+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----