On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 12:58:17 -0500,
Miloslav Trmač <mitr(a)redhat.com> wrote:
1. JDK-(N+1) is first shipped. The maintainer of JDK-N intends not to package it, so
JDK-(N+1) includes Obsoletes:JDK-N from the start.
2. Someone revives JDK-N. Oops, it cannot be installed because JDK-(N+1) obsoletes it.
If the release is inckuded in the obsoletes, then bringing back the package
with a higher release will avoid it being obsoleted.