10.7. Method: create

Description

Creates a software channel.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for this method:

  • string sessionKey
  • string label - label of the new channel
  • string name - name of the new channel
  • string summary - summary of the channel
  • string archLabel - the label of the architecture for the channel.
    • channel-ia32 - For 32 bit channel architecture
    • channel-ia64 - For 64 bit channel architecture
    • channel-sparc - For Sparc channel architecture
    • channel-alpha - For Alpha channel architecture
    • channel-s390 - For s390 channel architecture
    • channel-s390x - For s390x channel architecture
    • channel-iSeries - For i-Series channel architecture
    • channel-pSeries - For p-Series channel architecture
    • channel-x86_64 - For x86_64 channel architecture
    • channel-ppc - For PPC channel architecture
    • channel-sparc-sun-solaris - For Sparc Solaris channel architecture
    • channel-i386-sun-solaris - For i386 Solaris channel architecture
  • string parentLabel - label of the parent of this channel or an empty string if it does not have one
  • string checksumType - checksum type for this channel, used for yum repository metadata generation
    • sha1 - Offers widest compatibility with clients
    • sha256 - Offers highest security, but is compatible only with newer clients e.g. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and newer.
  • struct - gpgKey
    • string url - GPG key URL
    • string id - GPG key ID
    • string fingerprint - GPG key Fingerprint
Returns

The following return values are available for this method:

  • int - 1 if the creation operation succeeded, 0 otherwise
Available since: 10.9