[opensuse] Upgrade and install limited to a given channel

Imported: http://tracker.labix.org/issue76

Reason: Review Issue

further details: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/smart/+spec/bug-reporting-migration

msg496 (view) Author: loki Date: 2006-05-29.06:35:42

Didn't see that's already covered by the force-channels option, e.g.
smart -o force-channels=kde35 upgrade qt* kde*

It might be worth considering two things though:
1) an "easier", direct option to install and upgrade, e.g. as written in the
original request: smart upgrade --channel=kde35 ... (should be trivial to
implement, just as an alias to -o force-channels)
2) only consider the channels in force-channels for the actual operation
(install or upgrade), but consider packages from other channels to fulfill
dependencies.

Example for 2):
smart -o force-channels=chan1 upgrade foobar
- the package foobar will be either found in chan1 and installed, or not (even
if found in another channel)
- let's say that new version of foobar has a new or updated dependency and
requires installing or upgrading to moo=1.2.3
- that moo=1.2.3 is only available from another channel
- expand force-channels to install/upgrade moo=1.2.3 from that other channel

msg222 (view) Author: loki Date: 2006-01-09.20:01:07

Add a --channel=... option to "install" and "upgrade" commands (possibly
others), to only install/upgrade packages that are in that channel (and ignore
others).
e.g.:
   smart upgrade --channel=kde35
   smart upgrade --channel=kde35 qt* kde*