Hi,
I will try to summarize the findings so far.
1) We seem to agree that we want to make the following transformation on
the release fields :
3jpp -> 3.1 in Fedora
This will satisfy all our upgrade paths, as:
4.1 > 4jpp > 3.1 > 3jpp
so one can always have the latest fixes.
2) Some would be agreeable to leaving the 'jpp' in there as a temporary
measure, as what we really want is some Groups (or Categories)
functionality that is not yet available.
So, temporarely, 3jpp -> 3jpp.1
3) What do we need to get rid of the 'jpp'
a) Query for the set of Java packages
The rpm -qg (or rpm -q --group) command currently does not accept patterns
If we could do 'rpm -qg "Java*"' we could add "Java/" to all "Group:"
tags of all Java packages and that would work.
I am trying to create a patch for that (which would be RPM patch #37 in
Fedora) but I am encountering some difficulties as it is the first time
I am looking at the rpm source code and I have been working with Java
rather than C in the last years.
P.S.: We would need a similar query functionality when Categories
replace Groups.
b) yum has already some group functionality (groupinstall, groupupdate,
groupremove, groupinfo) that is based on an XML file that is kept in the
repository. But the option --exclude only acts on file names, we need a
--groupexclude.
We already have a "Java" group, with only 2 packages on it:
# yum groupinfo Java
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Group Process
Setting up repositories
Group: Java
Description: Support for running programs written in the Java
programming language.
Mandatory Packages:
libgcj
java-1.4.2-gcj-compat
We could just make sure all Java packages are in the Java group to make
use of the yum group functionality.
We just need the --groupexclude.
I will try and create a patch to add a '--groupexclude' as soon as I
finish with the rpm one.
P.S.: If we could get the fixes for 3a and 3b we could get rid of the
'jpp' immediately. Anyone that could help me with those?
Fernando
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