Re: RPM upgrade caveats going from a beta version to RC

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: RPM upgrade caveats going from a beta version to RC
Date: 2001-04-11 17:43:44
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.30.0104111943060.1201-100000@peter.localdomain
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Lamar Owen writes:

> One quick note -- since 'R' < 'b', the RC RPM's must be forced to
> install with --oldpackage, as RPM does a simple strcmp of version
> numbers -- 7.1RC3 < 7.1beta1, for instance. Just force it with
> --oldpackage if you have a 7.1beta RPM already installed.

Btw., are you aware of the 'serial' tag to override the version guessing
mechanism?

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://yi.org/peter-e/

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