[CentOS] Re: are RPMForge and EPEL compatible?
Rex Dieter
rdieter at math.unl.edu
Wed Dec 5 18:58:10 UTC 2007
Jim Perrin wrote:
> On Dec 4, 2007 1:12 PM, Florin Andrei
> <florin at andrei.myip.org> wrote:
>> Following Fabian's blog post re: RPMForge being rebuilt for EL5, I've a
>> question:
>>
>> Are there any compatibility problems between RPMForge and EPEL? In other
>> words, if I enabled EPEL previously, will I be able to enable RPMForge
>> as well without running into trouble?
>
> RPMForge and EPEL have several conflicting packages, so yes you may
> run into trouble.
A distinct possibility, but at least both repos have made commitments at
working together to sort out any identifiable incompatibilities, when/if
they arise.
> EPEL has stated that playing nicely with other repos is not a goal of
> theirs.
Huh? In fact, work is underway to codify the opposite:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/RepositoryCollaboration
-- Rex
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