On 04/10/2013 02:20 PM, Ruben Kerkhof wrote:
>
> Hi Pat,
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Pat Riehecky <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     As part of our public testing process, the yum repos are replaced a few
>     times so that users can utilize the 'rolling' repos. One change to go
>     from '$releasever' to '6rolling' and one to go from '6rolling' to
>     '$releasever'.
>
>
> So if I understand correctly, if a user updates to a new sl-release package 
> in the $releasever repo, this automatically moves him over to 6rolling?
> I didn't expect that. What are my options to opt out of that public testing 
> process?

If you install the sl-release from the '6rolling' directory, then you've 
'opted in' to the testing process.  The $releasever trees do not automatically 
'opt in' to testing.  There is nothing you need to do to avoid the testing 
process.

>
>     If they are marked as %config(noreplace) then this testing process breaks.
>
>
> Unfortunately, if you hand edit your repo files to point to another mirror, 
> that process breaks ;-)
> Hmm, I'm wondering how Fedora handles this, since the fedora-release rpm 
> does mark everything in /etc/yum.repos.d as %config(noreplace).
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Ruben
>
>
>
>


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