On 12/22/2014 09:46 PM, Ralf Corsepius wrote: > On 12/23/2014 05:30 AM, Orion Poplawski wrote: >> On 12/22/2014 09:21 PM, Orion Poplawski wrote: >>> Cobbler ships a tftp server written in python that integrates with (and >>> requires) cobbler. Cobbler requires a tftp server, and it would be nice >>> to be able to install either the cobbler-tftpd or tftp-server package to >>> satisfy that dependency. Could I have cobbler-tftp provide tftp-server, >>> or would that cause too many problems? What if both were to provide >>> "server(tftp)" or some such? > > I would not expect this to cause problems, because we already apply a similar > approach for other servers, e.g. "server(smtp)" > > # repoquery --whatprovides 'server(smtp)' > sendmail-0:8.14.9-5.fc21.x86_64 > exim-0:4.84-4.fc21.x86_64 > postfix-2:2.11.3-1.fc21.x86_64 > opensmtpd-0:5.4.2p1-3.fc21.x86_64 > >> I'm trying to split off the tftpd sub-package now, but would like >> upgrades to pull in the tftpd sub-package automatically if possible. > > Another question lurking underneath to be taken into account in this context > would be: "What exactly do these packages require?" > > I mean, there are packages which actually do not require a "server(...)", but > expect to find a specific binary > (e.g. /usr/bin/mailx). > Occasionally, these aspects get mixed up ;) With the proper configuration, cobbler can work with either. My main concern is that that cobbler's /usr/sbin/tftpd.py is not entirely a general purpose tftp server. Although I would expect tftp-server to win most dependency resolutions. -- Orion Poplawski Technical Manager 303-415-9701 x222 NWRA, Boulder/CoRA Office FAX: 303-415-9702 3380 Mitchell Lane orion@xxxxxxxx Boulder, CO 80301 http://www.nwra.com -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
