On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 13:47, Kevin Fenzi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:15:48 +0100 > Paul Howarth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is there any forecast for if/when this is going to happen? I have a >> bug waiting on this: >> >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=553142 >> >> I was intending to clone a package from the workstation optional >> packages in EPEL but need to see if they are going to be included in >> the buildroots instead. > > Yeah, currently my understanding of where we are at: > > - Dennis is asking RHEL folks if there is now, or is going to be a > "Productivity" channel for RHEL6 server. If there is, we can use this > as we do in EPEL5 buildroots. That way everything works and everyone > can install things fine. > > - If there isn't going to be such a channel, we are in a bit of a mess. > We can do: > > a) Just say EPEL is sever only. Sorry workstation people. ;( > > b) We can try and use both server/workstation to build against. > However, this means that some packages will require BOTH channels, and > if you have a workstation you can't install something that needs a > package from server and vice versa. > > c) Do what you were suggesting and import only those workstation > packages we need to build/use our EPEL packages. However, this means we > are shipping a RHEL workstation rpm to server people, which might get > RHEL folks mad and want them to get a Workstation entitlement, etc. > > d) Scrap everything when centos6 comes out and build against that. ;) > > e) Your clever idea here. > > So, we are mostly waiting right now to hear about the questions about > productivity. Sorry it's been a pain. >
I don't know but I seem to be feeling a great amount of DEJA VU from RHEL-5.. -- Stephen J Smoogen. “The core skill of innovators is error recovery, not failure avoidance.” Randy Nelson, President of Pixar University. "We have a strategic plan. It's called doing things."" — Herb Kelleher, founder Southwest Airlines _______________________________________________ epel-devel-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/epel-devel-list
