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Re: [opensuse-factory] zypp multiarch question
- From: Klaus Kaempf <kkaempf@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 11:26:59 +0200
- Message-id: <20060901092659.GA12384@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
* Andreas Hanke <andreas.hanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [Aug 29. 2006 23:15]:
> Hi,
>
> a very simple question about zypp multiarch handling. How does zypp deal
> with the following situations:
>
> 1) A package is available in the base installation source for both
> x86_64 and i586, and in the update repo there is just an i586 package.
> The x86_64 package is currently installed and the i586 package in the
> update repo has a higher version number.
>
> Does it "upgrade" (wrt. the version) resp. "downgrade" (wrt. the
> architecture)? Or will it keep the installed package?
zypp does not change the architecture of an installed package.
When checking for 'best' (or 'better') package
- architecture is compared first
- then edition (epoch, version, release)
>
> 2) Quite the same as 1), but during a system upgrade: Any differences in
> this respect between a system upgrade and an online update?
Yes. System upgrade might change (upgrade) the architecture of a package.
Klaus
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> Hi,
>
> a very simple question about zypp multiarch handling. How does zypp deal
> with the following situations:
>
> 1) A package is available in the base installation source for both
> x86_64 and i586, and in the update repo there is just an i586 package.
> The x86_64 package is currently installed and the i586 package in the
> update repo has a higher version number.
>
> Does it "upgrade" (wrt. the version) resp. "downgrade" (wrt. the
> architecture)? Or will it keep the installed package?
zypp does not change the architecture of an installed package.
When checking for 'best' (or 'better') package
- architecture is compared first
- then edition (epoch, version, release)
>
> 2) Quite the same as 1), but during a system upgrade: Any differences in
> this respect between a system upgrade and an online update?
Yes. System upgrade might change (upgrade) the architecture of a package.
Klaus
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