Panu Matilainen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Before anybody asks: I actually do think that ultimately rpm should be able to > support reliably rolling back transactions. It's just that the current > repackage+rollback combo fails to deliver it, as there's no way to undo script > actions.
for info, some Mandriva users are using the feature (see quotes below), but still, Mandriva is not pushing it strongly, and dropping it would not be a big loss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > anyone using repackage/rollback in rpm? sometimes. often broken (generating broken packages in /var/spool/repackage with buggy CRC (mismatch between old & new packages' content & CRC?) > anyone using urpmi --repackage or urpmi.recover? I _once_ used --repackage. Never used urpmi.recover ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rick James (until recently working with me on the forums, now doing it on a volunteer basis) uses urpmi.recover regularly and encourages users to use it. See http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?p=439429 , for example. Another forum member, K Bergen, has made references to using it: see http://forum.mandriva.com/viewtopic.php?p=403897 . Other users who have been referred to the tool by these two have expressed an interest in trying it. I remember yesterday someone mentioning that they'd tried to use it but had it fail three times. Based on the above I'd say there's clearly a demand for urpmi.recover , and a non-zero quantity of people using it right now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Rpm-maint mailing list Rpm-maint@lists.rpm.org https://lists.rpm.org/mailman/listinfo/rpm-maint