How retain_package_versions and sync-policy works

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#1

Hello,

I do pulp rpm repository sync with additive or mirror_content_only policy.
There are also retain_package_versions on rpm repository definition.
How the two condition work together?

Is retain_package_versions only applied with additive?

Thanks in advance

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#2

That’s right. retain_package_versions only applies when you are always adding packages to a repository. This setting will limit how many older versions of a package are kept in the new repository version being created.

#3

That is especially the old repository version (being immutable for all intent and purpose) will still contain the old package versions until deleted (manually or by means of retain_repo_versions).

#4

Thanks for the clarifications :slight_smile: