On Mon, 2 Dec 2013 09:45:44 +0400 Peter Lemenkov <lemen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All! > > 2013/12/2 Dave Johansen <davejohan...@gmail.com>: > > I recently submitted ODB 2.2 to the EPEL for EL 5/6 and version 2.3 > > has been released ( > > http://codesynthesis.com/pipermail/odb-announcements/2013/000037.html > > ). The wiki seems to indicate that updating software for feature > > releases is discouraged ( > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL_Updates_Policy#Stable_Releases > > ), so is updating ODB to 2.3 in the EPEL not really possible? > > Assuming that's the case, is there a recommended solution for > > maintaining access to newer versions of ODB for EL users? > > ODB is still a "young" package (in terms of existing in EL > repositories) so I would update it anyway. However in the future ypu'd > better to provide parallel-installable odb30, odb40 etc packages. The questions to ask are: Does the upgrade require intervention? ie, if someone did the upgrade would they have to manually change config files, or migrate databases or whatever? Next, is the package a gui one that changes look and feel? ie, would some user who updated suddenly have to relearn where the various options are? Finally, does it change abi/api any? If it was updated would people have to rebuild other things to work with it? I don't know the answers to these for ODB off hand. ;) kevin
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