https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=225209 Summary: Create stable RPM package names (links) for repos.opensuse.org Product: openSUSE.org Version: unspecified Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: BuildService AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: thomas.schraitle@novell.com QAContact: adrian@novell.com Consider the following scenario: Someone wants to installs software from the openSUSE build with RPM. He has to know the complete URL which includes the package name, of course. However, he has to know the correct version number of this package too. For the first time he has to find it out anyway. But for the second time, it would be easier just to know a stable URL that never changes. For this reason I would like to suggest "stable RPM names". For example, if the current package is foo-1.2.5-7.rpm, the stable name would be foo.rpm. It's the same principle on our CDs/DVD. I see the following advantages: * Easier to communicate to someone else ("just download from the usual URL") * Shorter to write in emails * Can be automated. A script on the client side don't have to know the correct version number. * Anything else? :) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.