a quick search didn't reveal anything meaningful, so i suspect it's a very simple question, yet, i seemed to unable to resolve it.
Q: how to update a local repository ? step-by-step: 0. createrepo v 0.9.8, SL6 with the latest and greatest patches. Behaviour is consistent between 686 and x64. 1. create directory /mnt/localrepo as a regular user. 2. add 1 rpm ( say example.rpm) ( regular user) 3. create local repository with "create repo" command ( as root). 4. add local repository to the yum.repos and enable it 5. yum search example 6. search reveals "example.rpm" in the local repo 7. copy big_program.rpm to the directory /mnt/localrepo ( regular user) 8. run " createrepo /mnt/localrepo" - i can observe that it goes thru the packages, but doesn't pick up a new one. 8a. run " createrepo --update /mnt/localrepo" - does the same thing 9. yum search big_program.rpm - reveals nothing. the only way i got this to work is by removing the repodata folder and starting from scratch ( step 3 ). This is obviously not right. Please advise. Andrew
