I'm trying to build a localized repository:
Fedora + Updates + Local Packages

Some of the local packages are derived from the mainline. I
make some [minor] changes to match my hardware (sadly, my
mods aren't suitable for pushing upstream). I want to keep
the version+revision pretty much intact so I know where the
package came from, etc. For example, I need to have a slightly
modified X server (uncommon hardware, yeah!). So, I started
with the package:
xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40.fc8.src.rpm
I make my little change and rebuild, creating:
xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40_AM.fc8.src.rpm
along with the desired binary packages.

I'm trying to run pungi to create a munged/tailored repository,
using the official versions of Fedora & Updates. Sadly, it
seems that the original package always seems to override the
one with my modifications, e.g.
xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40.fc8.src.rpm
is chosen, even when both it and
xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40_AM.fc8.src.rpm
are present.

Is there a way to set the version so that my package always
wins? That way, I can use the 100% official repositories as
the starting point and only have my little mods.

Thanks for any pointers

n.b. at the moment, I'm just pruning the packages I need to
change out of the official versions (local copies of course),
but this is tedious and fraught with error.

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On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:36:23 -0700
Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to run pungi to create a munged/tailored repository,
> using the official versions of Fedora & Updates. Sadly, it
> seems that the original package always seems to override the
> one with my modifications, e.g.
> xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40.fc8.src.rpm
> is chosen, even when both it and
> xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40_AM.fc8.src.rpm
> are present.
>
> Is there a way to set the version so that my package always
> wins? That way, I can use the 100% official repositories as
> the starting point and only have my little mods.

When you modify the package, just add a .1 after the %{?dist}
declaration.

In your case, if you use rpmdev-vercomp you'll see that contrary to
what you'd think, xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40.fc8 is actually rpm newer
than xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40_AM.fc8:

$ rpmdev-vercmp 0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8 0:1.3.0.0-40_AM.fc8
0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8 is newer

But with a simple '.1' at the end of %{?dist} you get a newer package:

[jkeating@lumos scripts]$ rpmdev-vercmp 0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8 0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8.1
0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8.1 is newer


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Jesse Keating wrote:

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:36:23 -0700
Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com> wrote:


I'm trying to run pungi to create a munged/tailored repository,
using the official versions of Fedora & Updates. Sadly, it
seems that the original package always seems to override the
one with my modifications, e.g.
xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40.fc8.src.rpm
is chosen, even when both it and
xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40_AM.fc8.src.rpm
are present.

Is there a way to set the version so that my package always
wins? That way, I can use the 100% official repositories as
the starting point and only have my little mods.


When you modify the package, just add a .1 after the %{?dist}
declaration.

In your case, if you use rpmdev-vercomp you'll see that contrary to
what you'd think, xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40.fc8 is actually rpm newer
than xorg-x11-server-1.3.0.0-40_AM.fc8:

$ rpmdev-vercmp 0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8 0:1.3.0.0-40_AM.fc8
0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8 is newer

But with a simple '.1' at the end of %{?dist} you get a newer package:

[jkeating@lumos scripts]$ rpmdev-vercmp 0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8 0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8.1
0:1.3.0.0-40.fc8.1 is newer


Cool, thanks! 'rpmdev-vercmp' seems to be a very nice tool
to know about.

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