Hello, I have patched yum 2.0.x to work with older RedHat versions, specifically with rpm 4.0.4 and python 1.5.2. I've been working with the patched version for a couple of weeks, and no problems have arised, except that groups capabilities do not work (yet). Besides some modifications due to python backport, which loses unicode support and some += shortcuts (at yum2-python1_backport.patch), most of the work on yum has been devoted to Rpm_Ts_Work class, which is modified to behave close to the TransactionSet class of rpm 4.2 which is the core of Rpm_Ts_Work itself. I have tested the patches against the new daily release (yum-20031222.tar.gz), making a minor change, and I send them attached (I've been using 2.0.4 release). The order in which they are applied is yum2-python1_backport.patch yum2-repo_backport.patch yum2-client_backport.patch although the first one is quite independent. At least on my case, it servers as perfect replacement of yum v1, and it might help to 'close' the old branch, which is probably not widely used. Any reports or opinions are wellcome. Javier Palacios -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: yum2-python1_backport.patch Type: application/x-patch Size: 5875 bytes Desc: yum2-python1_backport.patch Url : http://lists.dulug.duke.edu/pipermail/yum/attachments/20031223/dc6f8296/yum2-python1_backport.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: yum2-repo_backport.patch Type: application/x-patch Size: 5359 bytes Desc: yum2-repo_backport.patch Url : http://lists.dulug.duke.edu/pipermail/yum/attachments/20031223/dc6f8296/yum2-repo_backport.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: yum2-client_backport.patch Type: application/x-patch Size: 8728 bytes Desc: yum2-client_backport.patch Url : http://lists.dulug.duke.edu/pipermail/yum/attachments/20031223/dc6f8296/yum2-client_backport.bin
