Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hi, > > Another issue related to the perl-devel split out: > > The files having been contained in "perl < *-14", now are > distributed through "perl+perl-devel" > > IMO, perl-devel >= *-14 therefore should > Obsoletes: perl < 4:5.8.8-14 > to guarantee an update/upgrade without functional regressions. > > Unfortunately: Such a change has dramatic effects on yum: It causes yum > to iterate through all perl(...) deps. This doesn't seem right to me anyway. perl-devel doesn't obsolete older versions of perl since it doesn't replace their functionality. perl+perl-devel does 'obsolete' older versions of perl, but rpm can't really express that. -RN -- Robin Norwood Red Hat, Inc. "The Sage does nothing, yet nothing remains undone." -Lao Tzu, Te Tao Ching
