FS#26420 - [packagekit] All updates are the same type
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Opened by Jeremy Newton (Mystro256) - Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 22:19 GMT
Last edited by Jonathan Conder (PirateJonno) - Monday, 26 November 2012, 01:39 GMT
Opened by Jeremy Newton (Mystro256) - Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 22:19 GMT
Last edited by Jonathan Conder (PirateJonno) - Monday, 26 November 2012, 01:39 GMT
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Details
In packagekit, or at least with gnome-packagekit, all the
updates are treated the same, as "normal" updates. Shouldn't
a change in pkgrel be treated as another type, such as a bug
fix update or security update? I would think this is would
be a useful feature.
Please let me know if I should make a feature request somewhere else, because I'm not completely sure who is in charge of integrating packagekit with Arch. |
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Closed by Jonathan Conder (PirateJonno)
Monday, 26 November 2012, 01:39 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Additional comments about closing: This has been sitting here for a while, and I think we've argued that this feature would not really be useful, and could break things if, say, a pkgrel update was a rebuild against a new library.
Monday, 26 November 2012, 01:39 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't fix
Additional comments about closing: This has been sitting here for a while, and I think we've argued that this feature would not really be useful, and could break things if, say, a pkgrel update was a rebuild against a new library.
1) simple rebuild because the package was too old
2) rebuild against new soname
3) bug fix
how do you know which one is it?
Depending on how you look at it, a pkgrel update could be any of those 5. Maybe a low priority update could work? Not sure, just throwing ideas out.
Maybe I could ask upstream for a new category?
I'm not sure this really adds anything though - pacman itself makes no distinction between the two. Upstream (i.e. packagekit mailing list) would be the appropriate place to ask for a new category. Not sure how willing they'd be to do that though. Also I'm not sure what the description of a pkgrel update should be.
Currently "security update" is reserved for an update that can be install without confirmation and automatic, if enabled in the packagekit settings. For me, I would think this is a great category for a pkgrel update due to my updating habits, but I realize I'm probably not exactly representative haha. Anyway, when I get a chance, I'll ask/email a dev or something to see what they have to say.