Axel, Is it possible to make package for these plugins in the bleeding section.
> On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 05:58:05PM -0700, Karsten Jeppesen wrote: >> Regarding your question about Axel (atrpms): >> In my opinion atrpms should be handled with care. If used incorrectly - >> it may blow up your system. > > Not if you use at-stable which is the default setting. > >> Some of the stuff that is there is much more >> complete than it is from the base/update repositories, and a lot more >> bleeding edge. Not unstable - just newer. > > Not if you use at-stable which is the default setting. ;) > >> So it is possible to paint yourself into a corner revision wise. >> My philosophy is: never use yum update while atrpms is active. Only >> download what you need. > > Then you are left with broken dependencies. > >> An example is the Alsa system. If you use yum update the Alsa system >> will be useless afterwards. Simply because the FC3 rpms for Alsa are >> brainless. So you end up with atrpms Alsa system except for the >> alsalib which will remain the old one. DUH - they are not >> compatible. > > If you download selectively you are left with broken dependencies. > That kind of caution is just doing the damage you are trying to avoid. > > Also using yum is known to munge your system. The recommended > depsolver is apt (and smart for x86_64/i386 multilib systems) > >> So you can get all the neat stuff from atrpms. But do not disconnect >> your brain. It does require supervision. >> That is why I maintain internal caches of outside repositories. It makes >> it faster to wipe the system and get it back up again. > > ATrpms' at-stable section has been just that, stable. Even if > mythtv-suite sometimes has bad dependencies ... > > If you use the "bleeding" section, then all you get is what you asked > fro ;) > -- > Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > -- gr. patrick _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
