I believe you will have better luck if you replace the dot's with
underscores -- as
2%{dist}_chevron or 2%{dist}_chevron_1
As the dot's are used to delineate (or have been in RHEL4 and RHEL5
package names) where rpm should stop looking when doing which is newer
comparisons.
Frank
On 12/10/2010 3:36 PM, Collins, Kevin [BEELINE] wrote:
Brian,
I agree that epoch is not something I want to use. Do you think
it makes more sense to do "2%{dist}.chevron" or "2%{dist}.chevron.1"?
Thanks,
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:18 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [rhelv6-list] rebuilt package not showing selected for
update
On 12/10/10 3:12 PM, Collins, Kevin [BEELINE] wrote:
Thanks - it looks like the rpmdev-vercmp command will allow me to
check
the sorting.
Kevin, as soon as you add Epoch to the mix, you can forget updating to a
Red Hat-built package if that package does not have an Epoch. Once you
set the Epoch, you cannot update to an RPM without an Epoch without
removing the RPM and re-installing the one without an Epoch.
I would suggest using the other method of 2%{dist}.chevron.1 or
2.0.1%{dist}. Red Hat does not version RPMs with two dots, so as long
as they release 2.1%{dist} or 3%{dist}, your RPM would be updated to the
Red Hat version.
/Brian/
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