On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 06:45:35PM +0200, Jos Vos wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 12:35:29PM -0400, Jeremy Dreese wrote: > > > I don't know if this has ever been discussed before on this list but I > > did a search and couldn't find anything, so... > > > We currently use autoupdate to update our RedHat boxes. I like some > > things I see in yum and have thought about switching. However, I really > > like how autoupdate handles kernel updates and was wondering if others > > would like yum to have similar features. > > Some days ago we had some discussion, when I proposed that handling of > "special cases", like kernel install/upgrades, should better not be > done via Yum "built-in" functions, but via external scripts and/or > external Python modules/functions (currently not possible). Some > predefined scripts/functions could then be included with Yum, or > admins can write their own handler. This would also cover your request. Furthermore, it is a planned feature that will be going into the 2.1 (development) branch. -Michael -- Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513 Duke University, Dept. of Physics mstenner@xxxxxxxxxxxx Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305
