Yes, a kernel package that has dependency on other packages that we want to use -U with.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:44 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Greg_Swift@aotx.uscourts.gov">Greg_Swift@aotx.uscourts.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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> We want to be able to install a large set of rpm's which may or may<br>
> not have dependency on each other. We would like to be able to<br>
> install them all in one shot so that the dependency check and<br>
> ordering can be done. However, some of the packages should be<br>
> 'Upgraded' while others 'installed'.<br>
><br>
> I am not so familiar with rpm, but it looks like the CLI as it is<br>
> won't allow 'U' and 'i' on a per package basis in a single<br>
> transaction. Looking at the rpm API seems to be no such restriction.<br>
><br>
> I'm willing to modify the rpm CLI to allow this use case, but if I<br>
> do so I would like to know the chances of getting such<br>
> an enhancement merged into the official release? I can work with<br>
> whoever is interested in defining the command line interface (I'm<br>
> thinking using a file format like: <full path to<br>
> package><delim><'i'|'U'|'e'><delim><any other package specific flags<br>
> that make sense> Then just adding an option to the rpm CLI to take the<br>
file.<br>
<br>
</div></div>Unless the ones you need to -i are special like the kernel package, you can<br>
just use -U on all of them. Unlike yum, rpm will just install a package if<br>
you use the -U flag on it and there is nothing to upgrade.<br>
<br>
-greg<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-Scott<br>