Re: Yum update wants to overwrite newer app package

[Matt Hyclak <hyclak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 07:45:36PM -0800, MHR enlightened us:
> > On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 02:13:10PM -0800, MHR enlightened us:
> > > Please note: the version number listed in the rpm -qa is 2.3.0, but the
> > > version number listed in the yum update confirmation is 2.0.4.
> > >
> >
> > rpm -qa --queryformat "%{epoch}:%{name}-%{release}-%{version}.%{arch}"
> openoffice*
> >
> > I bet they have an epoch of 0, but the 2.0.4 packages have an epoch of 1,
> > which means they are newer, even though the version number is smaller.
> >
> They work like the 2.0 version from before, meaning the same bug I moved to
> 2.3 to avoid.
> 
> So, I guess I'll put in an exclude until something else changes.
> 

I wasn't terribly clear. By "newer", I only mean in the eyes of RPM. You
could take foo-0.0.0.0.1beta, give it an epoch of 1 and foo-99.9pro with the
default epoch of 0, and RPM would think the 0.0.0.0.1beta was newer.

I'm not sure why the openoffice 2.x RPMs have an epoch of 1.

Matt

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