On Wed, 2015-02-04 at 03:47 -0500, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> (Sorry for top-post)
> I'm forwarding this to the packaging list for input on the
> arch-to-noarch question.
> 


The packaging list noted an issue[1] from the past.

The complete discussion can be viewed starting from here[2]

From the description there, I think the switch should be possible as
long as the new version is given an Obsoletes: for the old version. I
think the real issues began when dealing with a library that would be
multi-arch when it became archful.


[1] https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/117
[2]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/packaging/2015-February/010449.html

> 
> On Tue, 2015-02-03 at 10:42 -0600, Troy Dawson wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I was going through, updating my nodejs package for rawhide (f22) when I
> > found the nodejs-ws went from binary to pure javascript with version 0.7.1.
> > 
> > So, my question is this.  Do I continue to leave it as an arch, so I
> > don't break thing, so should I go to noarch.
> > 
> > Switching from an arch to a noarch has bitten me in the past when people
> > do updates.  I don't know if that is still the case.
> > 
> > What are people's thoughts.  Should I switch it to a noarch?
> > I'm not planning on backporting this to older distributions if that
> > matters in the decision.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Troy Dawson
> > 
> > p.s. Side note - This update also requires nodejs-ultron, if anyone
> > wants to do a review request.
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1188763
> > 
> > p.p.s. If there is already a fedora page explaining arch to noarch
> > policies, that would be great.  Feel free to point me to it.
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