On Wed, 4 Apr 2018, 19:54 Stephen Gallagher, <sgallagh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
_______________________________________________On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 2:36 PM Przemek Klosowski <przemek.klosowski@xxxxxxxx> wrote:On 04/04/2018 01:59 PM, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> The short version is that Modules *are* distribution packages. They're
> just distribution packages that allow you to pick which major release
> stream you want to stay on. We also have a distribution-level defaults
> setup that allows you to pick one stream from the module and call that
> the "default" for a particular Fedora release. Once that stream is so
> marked, it just shows up automatically in DNF identically to the way
> that traditional distribution RPMs do today. So let's say that in
> Fedora 28 you make PHP into a module with the stream "7.2". We mark
> that as the default. People can then `dnf install php` exactly as they
> always could; the only thing they might see different would be the
> %{release} tag of the RPM.
>
> Now, let's assume that PHP upstream decided to release 8.0 next month.
> Fedora 29 would probably use that as its default module and would
> package the same way as the above. *However*, you now also have the
> opportunity to mark the module as being available for both F28 and F29
> and the Module Build Service would produce it for both. And now users
> of Fedora 28 can opt in to 8.0 before F29 is released if they want to.
> And the reverse is true as well: when upgrading to Fedora 29, users
> can opt to keep their version of PHP on 7.2 to continue supporting
> their application.
>
This is cool---so what command do you use to choose PHP 8.0 in F28? and
how do you choose to stay on 7.2 in F29?
On F28`dnf install php:8/server` (Assuming there's a profile called "server" with the packages one would need to use PHP in a server context)On F29, if you have the php:7 module enabled in F28, an upgrade will not switch this on you. If it's a clean install:`dnf install php:7/server`(Note: I don't know if PHP is backwards-compatible between minor versions; If it's not, then it would probably be php:7.2 and php:8.0 instead)
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This is intriguing and a big improvement over the previous plans I alluded to.
Once we've got the update train going, and F28 is released, could I please pick your brains a bit on this?
Combined with my ansible playbooks (which a quick look at the fedora-ci wiki pages I think I might be able to use there) it really could make life easier and even allow users to change major version at their own preference.
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