https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=276494 ------- Comment #7 from sh@novell.com 2007-05-30 10:36 MST ------- (In reply to comment #6)
(In reply to comment #4)
You can simply mark those patches for installation. That will make the patch meta data to be marked as "installed" without further package download or installation (because the packages are all already up-to-date).
If all packages are already installed, how does it make sense that I have to do the same again
You are NOT doing the same again. See my previous comments.
just because YaST is not smart enough to do this the first time.
As a user I do not have to care about the difference of updating, I just update.
You updated packages. You did not install patches. This is not the same. See my previous comments.
Further, but I might be mistaken, I think YaST even uses the delta-rpms, so it does not do the "normal" package update.
It does not make the slightest difference if pure RPMs or delta RPMs are used. You updated a number of single packages. This is what you asked for. This is what you got. You used a mid-level expert function in an expert tool. It did what you asked for. It did not promise to perform a full system update; it clearly said "update packages". It did not mention patches (or patterns or anything else higher-level). You got what you asked for. If you don't feel comfortable with using that kind of expert tool, I suggest you do it the recommended and well-documented way and use the online update tools for update.
Conclusion: You misunderstood what that feature is all about. -> INVALID
The feature is misleading and should be changed to not force the user to do two updates, if everything is already installed anyway.
We will not remove expert options because some people might expect them to be something different. For what it's worth, you got pretty much what you expected, no harm done. If you want it to be perfect, it makes sense to have the patch meta data installed, too. But then, the next run of the YaST2 online update will select those patches for installation anyway, so if you only happen to use the recommended and documented way every once in a while, everything will be just fine. Did you experience any real problem with all this? No, you were just a little bit confused. Does YaST2 give the correct status information afterwards? Yes, of course, it shows all those patches to be "satisfied" with a lengthy explanation in a tool tip help. I really can't understand what you get so upset about. -- 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.