[users] Re: The demise of the repotag

Rex Dieter rdieter at math.unl.edu
Fri Apr 20 20:59:51 CEST 2007


Kjeldgaard Morten wrote:
> Rex wrote:

>> No, I can't just trust you, I need more.  I need details on how to 
>> reproduce the problem so that I can fix it.
>>
> 
> WTF? You really don't get it, do you? There is nothing "wrong" with your 
> fftw package per se. You can only "fix it" by renaming it to "fftw3". 
> Just go in the .spec file and add that little "3" in the Name: field. 
> Recompile. Then, you will be compatible with the rest of the world.

I guess at this point we can simply agree to disagree on the definitions 
of "broken" and "incompatible".

The upgrade path issue is not ideal, and I can understand that.  Let's 
see if we can come to a mutually agreeable solution.

-- Rex


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