Information about the package, waf, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The waf package is designed for, A Python-based build system.
Package Name:
waf
Summary:
A Python-based build system
Description:
Waf is a Python-based framework for configuring, compiling and installing applications. It is a replacement for other tools such as Autotools, Scons, CMake or Ant.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
1.6.11
Release:
1.el6
Size:
565 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD and Python
Control the waf package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install waf
This command will install waf on the server.
yum remove waf
This command will un-install waf on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove waf, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove waf
This command will un-install waf on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove waf when using the -y flag.
yum update waf
This command will update waf to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove waf, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update waf
This command will update waf to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove waf when using the -y flag.
yum info waf
This command will show you core information about the waf package.
yum deplist waf
This command will show you the dependencies for waf. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update waf
This command will check if there is an update waiting on waf. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.