On 05/12/2012 05:23 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Warren Young <warren at etr-usa.com> wrote: > > >> knows where to get them. Isn't it overkill to keep a whole repo >>> snapshot copy when you really just need a way to tell yum the package >>> versions you want on the 2nd box? >> Why all the agida? This isn't difficult: > What is the point of even having revision numbers on packages in the > public repositories if I can't trust that installing that package on > another system will be that same and instead have to maintain my own > snapshot copy to be sure I can reproduce it. > >> Step 0, done only once: set up yum repo, and modify the "stable" clients >> to use it: > Repeat for _every_ different system in every state you might want to > be able to reproduce... > >> Step 1: >> Step 2: >> Step 3: >> That's it. Some minor setup, then three (or two) easy steps per update. > I just don't understand why such cumbersome multi-step processes and > local storage facilities are needed. Why aren't the tools that > people need shipped to work as-is? The tools that PEOPLE need are shipped. The tools that LES need obviously are not. This is open source ... so if it doesn't work like you want, download the source and change it so it does work like you want. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 262 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20120512/e9aabb62/attachment-0003.sig>