3 Dec
2009
3 Dec
'09
06:59
>>> On 12/2/2009 at 16:03, Patrick Shanahanwrote: > * Dominique Leuenberger [12-02-09 08:41]: >> >>> On 12/2/2009 at 14:13, Oddball wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > Trying to get to factory gives me this list: >> >> first off: disable packman when using Factory. This repo is not >> built/published for Factory (last I checked) and you'll always run into >> some dependency issues with updates (like the gstreamer-plugins-bad >> listed in your attachment) 2nd: use zypper dup (it is smarter than only >> looking at version updates). > > or set packman/videolan to higher priority (lower number) than the other, > factory*, repos and use zypper dup. I have been existing this way since > packman added factory/11.2 builds. I hope it lasts, but is working fine > right now. If it stops working, disabling the packman/videolan repos and > another zypper dup should fix it. for VideoLAN you can always change to http://download.videolan.org/pub/vlc/SuSE/11.3 which is built against factory (there might be short sync issues, but they are normally resolved rather quick. ) but yes, I should have stated it differently: disable every repo that is not explicitly built for Factory. the point of using Factory if recognizing errors and reporting bugs early on, isn't it? This requires that people actually USE Factory in it's entire form. Just imagine users not updating the kernel because a random KMP is not available. Then try to detect any regression in the kernel before release dates... sounds horrible. Dominique -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org