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packages:rpm [2021-05-02 21:28] (current)
baggins [Spec development]
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   * The rpm database format changes from Berkeley DB to SQLite, conversion is automatic after rpm package set update. Backup of the old database is saved as ''/​var/​lib/​rpm.rpmbackup-VERSION-RELEASE'',​ using version and release of the package that is installed (not the old one). Ex. if the old package was rpm-5.4.15-58 and the new one is rpm-4.16.1.2-1,​ the backup of the database will be in ''/​var/​lib/​rpm.rpmbackup-4.16.1.2-1''​.   * The rpm database format changes from Berkeley DB to SQLite, conversion is automatic after rpm package set update. Backup of the old database is saved as ''/​var/​lib/​rpm.rpmbackup-VERSION-RELEASE'',​ using version and release of the package that is installed (not the old one). Ex. if the old package was rpm-5.4.15-58 and the new one is rpm-4.16.1.2-1,​ the backup of the database will be in ''/​var/​lib/​rpm.rpmbackup-4.16.1.2-1''​.
-  * Users who have a particular need to stay on Berkeley DB backend can still do so by overriding the configuration manually (eg. ''​echo '​%_db_backend bdb' >> /​etc/​rpm/​macros''​) before updating rpm package. +  * Users who have a particular need to stay on Berkeley DB backend can still do so by overriding the configuration manually (eg. ''​%%echo '​%_db_backend bdb' >> /​etc/​rpm/​macros%%''​) before updating rpm package. 
-  * It is also possible to convert back bu overriding ''​_db_backend''​ and running ''​rpm --rebuilddb''​.+  * It is also possible to convert back bu overriding ''​_db_backend''​ and running ​%%''​rpm --rebuilddb''​%%.
  
 <note warning>​Staying with or converting back to Berkeley DB backend is discouraged as rpm upstream plans to reduce Berkeley DB support to read-only. <note warning>​Staying with or converting back to Berkeley DB backend is discouraged as rpm upstream plans to reduce Berkeley DB support to read-only.
 </​note>​ </​note>​
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 +==== Repackage support ====
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 +<note warning>​Repackage is not supported by rpm.org rpm, so do not rely on it.</​note>​
  
 ==== Python bindings ==== ==== Python bindings ====
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   * Suggests are now [[http://​rpm.org/​user_doc/​dependencies.html|Recommends]],​   * Suggests are now [[http://​rpm.org/​user_doc/​dependencies.html|Recommends]],​
-  * ''​noautoreq*''​ and ''​noautoprov*''​ must be converted to [[https://​docs.fedoraproject.org/​en-US/​packaging-guidelines/​AutoProvidesAndRequiresFiltering/​|__requires_exclude* and __provides_exclude*]] respectively. 
-<​note>​The above is not yet integrated into [[packages:​rpm-pld-macros|rpm-pld-macros]]</​note>​ 
   * ''​Obsoletes''/''​Provides''​ must follow the package naming rules, they cannot contain characters like ''​()''​ or ''/'',​ what means packages cannot depend on path/files or same virtual dependency names (ex. ''​perl::​Foo''​ is not accepted).   * ''​Obsoletes''/''​Provides''​ must follow the package naming rules, they cannot contain characters like ''​()''​ or ''/'',​ what means packages cannot depend on path/files or same virtual dependency names (ex. ''​perl::​Foo''​ is not accepted).
   * Minor spec syntax changes   * Minor spec syntax changes
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 ===== Spec development ===== ===== Spec development =====
  
-  * rpm.org rpm generates ''​rpmlib(ShortCircuited)''​ dependencies when package is build using ''​--short-circuit''​ option. To disable that add ''​disable_short_circuited_deps ​0''​ to ~/.rpmrc +  * rpm.org rpm generates ''​rpmlib(ShortCircuited)''​ dependencies when package is build using ''​%%--short-circuit%%''​ option. To disable that add ''​%disable_short_circuited_deps ​1''​ to ~/.rpmmacros 
-  * Patch is now run with ''​--fuzz=0''​ option +  * Patch is now run with ''​--fuzz=0''​ option, add ''​%_default_patch_fuzz 2''​ to ''​~/​.rpmmacros''​ to keep previous behavior. ​ 
-  * +  * Package file checksum digests are now SHA256 based, if you need to keep previous behaviour, define ''​%_source_filedigest_algorithm 1''​ and ''​%_binary_filedigest_algorithm 1''​ into ''​~/​.rpmmacros''​
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