On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, Garrick Staples wrote: > I know it's just my opinion, but I prefer the seperate commands. Updating a > few packages and upgrading the entire distro are two very different actions, > and should be reflected as such by the differing commands. The confusion is > just a documentation problem. Maybe change the command to borrow from debian's > terminology and use "distupgrade". I agree, and also think that it is MUCH easier to get "accidentally" hurt with upgrade (and in the future will be easier to get hurt with --obsoletes). These seems like the sort of command that should: a) Ignore the -y flag. Well, OK, maybe not as an admin might want to upgrade a whole network with a script...I suppose the -y flag in general is "you better know what you're doing or suffer the consequences" territory. b) Have a warning/tellmetwice built into it somewhere. One of yum's many virtues is that it is written pretty carefully to protect the ignorant from their own thoughtless or uninformed actions. Something like a little panel that says: This update will process all obsoletes! This can have unexpected consequences if a package you rely heavily on is obsoleted! Proceed anyway (y/N)? --> More or less force the use of a -y flag OR make them acknowledge the warning (and then they'll have to approve each action later on as well, interactively). rgb > > -- > Garrick Staples, Linux/HPCC Administrator > University of Southern California > Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:rgb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
