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On 4/03/10 12:00 PM, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> We've learnt a lesson from this:
> 
> * Don't use ensure=>latest unless you have complete control over the
> packages that will be installed.

This is serious truth. If you don't control upstream versioning then
specify versions otherwise ensure => latest will do just that -
install the latest version.

> I am concerned that Epel jumped a major version that enforced so many
> major changes, but I guess that's our fault for trusting that things
> would stay the same! :P
> 

I'll let the EPEL guys respond here but they only increment releases
after extensive testing.

Regards

James Turnbull

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