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compare_report expect-5.45.4-1 vs expect-5.45-3

  • 1.  compare_report expect-5.45.4-1 vs expect-5.45-3

    Posted Wed July 01, 2020 03:21 PM
    Caution: the compare_report command reports the expect rpm with version 5.45-3 to be higher than 5.45.4-1

    # cd /tmp
    # lslpp -Lqc expect | tee new_expect
    expect:expect-5.45.4-1:5.45.4-1: : :C:R:A program-script interaction and testing utility: :/bin/rpm -e expect: : : : :0: :(none):Fri Dec 20 04:08:35 2019
    # ssh $server -n -- lslpp -Lqc expect | tee old_expect
    expect:expect-5.45-3:5.45-3: : :C:R:A program-script interaction and testing utility: :/bin/rpm -e expect: : : : :0: :(none):Thu Jun 22 03:08:18 2017
    # compare_report -b old_expect -o new_expect -l
    # compare_report -b old_expect -o new_expect -h
    #(basehigher.rpt)
    #Base System Installed Software that is at a higher level
    #Fileset_Name:Base_Level:Other_Level
    expect:5.45-3:5.45.4-1

    # rpm -q expect
    expect-5.45.4-1.ppc
    # sudo ssh $server -n -- rpm -q expect
    expect-5.45-3.ppc
    # ls -ld RPMS/ppc/tcltk/expect-5.45* | cut -c35-
    295040 Nov 3 2017 RPMS/ppc/tcltk/expect-5.45-3.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    441959 Jan 7 04:02 RPMS/ppc/tcltk/expect-5.45.4-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    # oslevel -s
    7200-04-02-2016
    #

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    Edward Davignon
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  • 2.  RE: compare_report expect-5.45.4-1 vs expect-5.45-3

    Posted Thu July 02, 2020 03:43 AM
    compare_report may not work for rpm package versions. There is no fixed number of fields in the version number in some Opensource packages (like expect).

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    Ayappan P
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