Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of Doc/OS/Customization

Timestamp:

Aug 13, 2009, 9:37:04 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

/O=GRID-FR/C=FR/O=CNRS/OU=LAL/CN=Michel Jouvin

Comment:

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Doc/OS/Customization

@@ -48 +48 @@
 QWG templates provide an easy and flexible way to deploy OS errata RPM as provided by Linux distros or site specific updates to OS RPMs. This is based on 2 templates and a few variables.
 
-There is a distinct template for standard OS RPM errata and for site specific updates to standard OS RPMs. They are :
+There is a distinct template for standard OS RPM errata and for site specific updates/additions to standard OS RPMs. They are :
  * `rpms/updates.tpl` : site specific updates to standard OS RPMs.
- * `PKG_OS_ERRATA_TEMPLATE` : a variable whose value is the name of the template containing errata RPMs to install. The default name is `rpms/errata.tpl` (`.tpl` must be ommited in variable value). QWG templates provide a default errata template and update it regularly based on available errata. A site is free to maintain its own list.
+ * `PKG_OS_ERRATA_TEMPLATE` : a variable whose value is the name of the template containing errata RPMs to install. The default name is `rpms/errata.tpl` (`.tpl` must be ommited in variable value). QWG templates provide a default errata template and update it regularly based on available errata. A site is free to maintain its own list and is encouraged to contribute it to the standard templates.
 
 By default, errata RPMs are not deployed. To do it, variable `PKG_DEPLOY_OS_ERRATA` must be defined to `true`.
 
 
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+''Note: because of a SPMA restriction, the RPMs for all architectures of one specific package version must be in the same RPM repository or it will not be found at installation time. If you need to add some `i386` RPMs from `i386` distribution to the `x86_64` distribution, you '''need''' to put them in the same repository/directory as the other RPMs provided by the distribution.''