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 > > > > -- Pat Riehecky Scientific Linux developer http://www.scientificlinux.org/