Tom Horsley wrote:
On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:52:03 +0900
John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
20:49 [summer@numbat ~]$ yum --help | grep root
--installroot=[path] set install root
20:50 [summer@numbat ~]$
That just does what it says - sets the root where yum will install.
As near as I can tell though, it doesn't convince yum update to download
the proper packages for the version and architecture of the
linux located in that root. If it does, the documentation needs
more work :-).
It _should_ work. So far, I've not had the need, but the equivalent
feature in rpm correctly maintains state in the specified root directory
tree.
If it doesn't, I think it's worth a bug report. I'd not argue to hard
whether it's a request for an enhancement or a "normal" bug where
something doesn't work, but it seems to me a sensible solution to your
problem.
--
Cheers
John
-- spambait
1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-- Advice
http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
You cannot reply off-list:-)
