the Subject should have read: Moving TO RPM 4.9.0 On 20 May 2011, at 15:04, Anas Nashif wrote:
> Hi, > As previously communicated in various forums we are moving to RPM 4.9 in the > Trunk targeting the next release. If all works according to plan, rpm will be > submitted to Trunk:Testing later today to allow rebuild over the weekend. > Many of the packages in Trunk have been fixed to cope with the new RPM and > nothing to be done on your side. > > The original release announcement: > > http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.0 > > > The number of changes since RPM 4.8.x is vast, but here's a (very) short > summary of some of the highlights and more visible changes: > > General: > * Rpm now refuses to install packages which are obsoleted by an > already installed package > * Allow installation of self-conflicting packages > * -i/--info query format has been changed to a more readable > "tag: value" per line formatting > * New command line utilities for spec queries (with much > enhanced functionality), package signing, keyring operations > and database maintenance > > Package building: > * Dependency generators are now pluggable and filterable > * Package scriptlets can now be macro-expanded during transaction > * Packages can now supply extra transaction ordering hints > * Short-circuiting binary builds is now permitted (but > such packages are deliberately "poisoned") > > > _______________________________________________ > MeeGo-packaging mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-packaging _______________________________________________ MeeGo-packaging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-packaging
