On Fri, May 28, 2021 at 9:32 AM Steven A. Falco <stevenfa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I understand that we should put "Obsoletes" statements in a spec file when > a package changes its name, so the package with the new name can replace > the package with the old name. > > But how long should the Obsoletes statements be left in the spec file? > Should they stay there permanently, or should they be removed after some > period of time, say after a few years? > > In particular, the KiCAD documentation used to be in a dozen packages, one > per language. Between Fedora 23 and Fedora 24, this was changed, and all > languages were placed in a single package, and Obsoletes lines were added > so the new combined doc package could replace the individual language > packages. Should those Obsoletes be left in the spec file, or is it ok to > remove them, given that the name change happened 5 years ago? > Fedora requires that upgrading should be possible from N-2 to current, so the TLDR version: Two releases. After that, there is no expectation that the system should upgrade cleanly. So things like Obsoletes, and version conditionals can be removed. If I mis-spoke, I'm sure I'll be corrected shortly :) Thanks, Richard
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