On Jan 30, 2012 5:37 PM, "James Antill" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > For a trivial example -- if package A depends on /bin/foo, will yum &
> > > rpm be satisfied with /usr/bin/foo?
> >
> > Assuming /bin -> /usr/bin link is packaged, yes.
>
> No, not in any meaningful way, although I assume all of the problems
> have been worked out in the testing done already.
>
> Yum just uses text matching.
So some work needs to be done at the yum layer to make upgrades and install of foreign rpms reasonably smooth, I gather?
> But you can add:
>
> Provides: /bin/foo
Ugh! Will that be needed that across the distro for a release or two?
cheers,
martin
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