I am trying to document to myself, the variants of yum and
related components for the servers I maintain. I end up with
an outline form like this. I have left blank my 'answers', to
avoid polluting the mailing list with inaccuracy.
I would find it useful to have this authoritatively summarized
and maintained at the yum site (possibly on an automated
basis, as to the -t information). Most of the other
information changes slowly enough that it need not be
automated.
-- Any hope?
- Russ herrold
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There are at least three 'current' variant versions of yum in
use presently. Owing to changes in the RPM and python API
over time, they break down thus:
RPM version RHL version yum-stable yum-testing
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rpm-4.0.x 7.3 and earlier xxx-s xxx-t
rpm-4.1.x 8.0 yyy-s yyy-t
rpm-4.2.x Raw Hide and zzz-s zzz-t
Phoebe
[Note: There is presently a -phoebe testing version, which
will be retired when a yum version addressing the next
(presently in beta) Red Hat release is stable]
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Requirements:
xxx-X uses the rpm-4.0.4 variants of rpm and python:
[insert editted to minimiums version of:
rpm -qa | grep rpm ; rpm -qa | grep pyth ;
rpm -qa | grep yum ; for X in {st}]
yyy-X uses the rpm-4.1.x variants of rpm, librpm404, and
python:
[ --ditto- ]
zzz-X uses the rpm-4.2.x variants of rpm, librpm404, and
python:
[ -ditto- ]
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The librpm404 component is not included in a standard Red Hat
after RHL 8.0. It was in part, a transition tool to permit
using Python bindings of the rpm-4.0.x series in an rpm-4.1.x
and later environment. This necessitated a re-design of yum to
accomodate its absence.
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