Toralf Lund <toralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on 11/02/2005 07:12 AM added: >Fulko.Hew@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>I've inherited a number of RPMs that have been constructed as seperate >>packages, >>however all their stuff should have really been bundled into a single >>package. >> >>- How would you go about the migration process to combine all the packages >> into one, and get rid (forget) the old packages? >> >>- What would the packages look like during this process? [ ... ] >> >> >I'm not sure I understand about the reboot you mention, Its just that in my system/environment, a reboot of the system must occur after every invocation of 'rpm'. This implies that whatever solution is suggested, it has to be atomic in nature. >but isn't what >you are looking for essentially the "Obsoletes" mechanism? You do > >Obsoletes: PkgA PkgB >in NewPkg.spec. Yes, that could be. Since its not defined in the Maximum RPM book. Where can I read more about it? >Then use -U, not -i, to install (You should consider "-U" as the normal >way of installing, and "-i" as a special case, IMO.) OK. _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
