@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@

 from SpecUtils import Specutils

 import os

 from Logger import Logger

+from distutils.version import StrictVersion

 class SerializableSpecObject(object):

     def __init__(self):

@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class SerializableSpecObjectsUtils(object):

         listSpecFiles=[]

         self.getListSpecFiles(listSpecFiles,specFilesPath)

         for specFile in listSpecFiles:

+            skipUpdating = False

             spec=Specutils(specFile)

             specName=spec.getBasePackageName()

             specObj=SerializableSpecObject()

@@ -43,9 +45,15 @@ class SerializableSpecObjectsUtils(object):

             specObj.listPatches=spec.getPatchNames()

             specObj.securityHardening=spec.getSecurityHardeningOption()

             for specPkg in specObj.listPackages:

-                specObj.installRequiresPackages[specPkg]=spec.getRequires(specPkg)

-                self.mapPackageToSpec[specPkg]=specName

-            self.mapSerializableSpecObjects[specName]=specObj

+	    	if specPkg in self.mapPackageToSpec:

+		    existingObj = self.mapSerializableSpecObjects[self.mapPackageToSpec[specPkg]]

+		    if self.compareVersions(existingObj,specObj) == 1:

+			skipUpdating = True

+			break;			

+            	specObj.installRequiresPackages[specPkg]=spec.getRequires(specPkg)

+            	self.mapPackageToSpec[specPkg]=specName

+	    if skipUpdating == False:

+                self.mapSerializableSpecObjects[specName]=specObj

     def getListSpecFiles(self,listSpecFiles,path):

         for dirEntry in os.listdir(path):

@@ -96,7 +104,25 @@ class SerializableSpecObjectsUtils(object):

     def getPackages(self, package):

         specName=self.getSpecName(package)

         return self.mapSerializableSpecObjects[specName].listPackages

-        

+

+    def getReleaseNum(self, releaseVal):

+	id = releaseVal.find(".")

+	if (id != -1):

+	    return releaseVal[0:id]

+	else:

+	    return releaseVal

+

+    def compareVersions(self, existingObj, newObject):

+	if StrictVersion(existingObj.version) > StrictVersion(newObject.version):

+	    return 1;

+	elif StrictVersion(existingObj.version) < StrictVersion(newObject.version):

+	    return -1

+	else:

+	    if int(self.getReleaseNum(existingObj.release)) > int(self.getReleaseNum(newObject.release)):

+		return 1;

+	    else: 

+	     	return -1;

+

     def getSpecName(self,package):

         if self.mapPackageToSpec.has_key(package):

             specName=self.mapPackageToSpec[package]