Re: [CentOS] Re: Re: Re: are RPMForge and EPEL compatible?

2007-12-09 Thread Heiko Adams
Am Sonntag, den 09.12.2007, 18:04 +0100 schrieb Dag Wieers: ... I understand CentOS's position to simplify user-related issues, but the use of 3rd party software on top of CentOS is as much a CentOS user problem as it is a 3rd party software problem in most cases. Users should be able to

Re: [CentOS] Re: Re: Re: are RPMForge and EPEL compatible?

2007-12-09 Thread Dag Wieers
On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Johnny Hughes wrote: Les Mikesell wrote: There is a distribution-related issue here whether you care to acknowledge it or not - and the solution isn't going to be to wait until the whole world decides on only one version of everything. Incompatible repositories

Re: [CentOS] Re: Re: Re: are RPMForge and EPEL compatible?

2007-12-08 Thread Johnny Hughes
Les Mikesell wrote: Karanbir Singh wrote: I have repeatedly asked people to take this conversation away from this list. Is there really any point you are trying to make by carrying on ? its not that hard to just post a follow up on another list, both you and rex are on the epel and the

Re: [CentOS] Re: Re: Re: are RPMForge and EPEL compatible?

2007-12-07 Thread Karanbir Singh
Dag Wieers wrote: Besides I did not start this thread, and many others have replied after your post as well. But if you had to pick on my to make an example or as a political statement, I don't mind being the stooge (just tell me in advance). i guess you havent read the full thread yet. --

Re: [CentOS] Re: Re: Re: are RPMForge and EPEL compatible?

2007-12-07 Thread Dag Wieers
On Fri, 7 Dec 2007, Karanbir Singh wrote: Dag Wieers wrote: Targetted for Fedora Core 9 ? Nothing can replace the simplicity and ease of a repotag, which is a solution that works today on EL2, EL3, EL4 and EL5. Any other solution discussed over the last year does not exist and is

Re: [CentOS] Re: Re: Re: are RPMForge and EPEL compatible?

2007-12-07 Thread Les Mikesell
Karanbir Singh wrote: I have repeatedly asked people to take this conversation away from this list. Is there really any point you are trying to make by carrying on ? its not that hard to just post a follow up on another list, both you and rex are on the epel and the rpmforge lists. how

[CentOS] Re: Re: Re: are RPMForge and EPEL compatible?

2007-12-06 Thread Rex Dieter
Les Mikesell wrote: Rex Dieter wrote: Les Mikesell wrote: How does a user identify packages that have come from this repository in order to fix or control any incompatibilities? rpm -qi name_of_package Look for Vendor and/or Packager tag. Is there some reason to expect a