On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 06:12:39PM -0400, seth vidal wrote: > On Thu, 2006-07-27 at 01:07 +0200, Axel Thimm wrote: > > Thanks, I looked it up and indeed writing a yum plugin for kmdls is > > trivial. I really like the design of the plugin/hook mechanism. > > > > So I managed to get a fully featured kmdl plugin under 100 python > > lines (actually 99 ;). It even has two modes of operation: > > Yah the plugin interface is pretty happy. I even gave a tutorial at lca > on the subject: > > http://linux.duke.edu/~skvidal/lca-yum-tutorial/ > > Menno and others did some great work on the interface. I see, it looks like YumBase can do everything and one mustn't (shouldn't?) resort to the rpm module directly. > > yum update: Will update/coinstall kmdl of all old and new kernels > > > > yum install: Will only do something with kmdls if a kernel is asked to > > be installed (and only for that kernel) > > > > I differ between the two, because I don't want the user to be > > surprised with kernel module installations when he yum-installs > > openoffice :) > > > > It also supports asynced kernel/kernel-module repo arrival. When a > > kernel update appears it will be installed even when the kmdls aren't > > yet available/built. If on the next yum update the previously missing > > kmdls appear, they will get installed at that time. > > > > I'm attaching the file (kmdl.py) to this mail. Seth & Jack you have a > > look and if approved add it to yum/yum-util sources (whatever is more > > appropriate)? If you don't like it let me know what needs improvement. > > I'll take a look shortly. thanks. > > The plugins are generally put in the yum-utils package and each of them > broken out into their own subpackage. > > then adding them or not is easy for the end user. > > If everything looks okay is that cool for you? Yes, thanks! -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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