Re: New experimental, unofficial apt-rpm release

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On Tuesday 31 January 2006 4:12 pm, Panu Matilainen wrote:
> Hey folks (is there anybody still here anyway?)
>
> Just when you thought it was finally dead for good, here's a new
> EXPERIMENTAL AND UNOFFICIAL new apt-rpm release featuring:
> * barebones multilib support hack for x86_64
> * support for rpm >=3D 4.4.3, including Suggests handling
>
> Other changes since 0.5.15cnc7:
> * support for negative package pins (eg "anything but this version")
> * support for candidate versions for virtual packages
> * Progeny's http redirection and authentication patch added
> * fix for segmentation fault in apt-shell virtual package handling
> * read-only rpmdb lock taken during initial dependency calculation
> instead of exclusive lock
> * auto* stuff tweaked to build out of the box on FC
> * some tweaks to python bindings build
> * Lua scripts now live in /usr/share/apt/scripts instead
> of /usr/lib[64]/apt/scripts
>
> Before you get too excited, the multilib support is hacky and
> non-optimal at best. It simply renames apt internally any non-native
> packages on 64bit systems "foo" -> "foo.32bit" to avoid the deeper
> issues. I'm sure it has bugs, some known (cross-arch obsoletes certainly
> wont work correctly etc) and some unknown, but it hasn't trashed my box
> yet. Knock wood, and *treat with care*. Do let me know if it works for
> you or not.
>
> [root@weasel ~]# uname -m
> x86_64
> [root@weasel ~]# apt-get dist-upgrade
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Calculating Upgrade... Done
> The following packages will be upgraded
>    zlib (1.2.2.2-3 =3D> 1.2.2.2-5.fc4)
>    zlib.32bit (1.2.2.2-3 =3D> 1.2.2.2-5.fc4)
> 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 removed and 0 not upgraded.
> ...
> [root@weasel ~]# apt-get install openoffice.org-writer
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> Selecting openoffice.org-writer.32bit for 'openoffice.org-writer'
> The following extra packages will be installed:
>    openoffice.org-core.32bit (2.0.1.1-5.1)
>    openoffice.org-writer.32bit (2.0.1.1-5.1)
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>    openoffice.org-core.32bit (2.0.1.1-5.1)
>    openoffice.org-writer.32bit (2.0.1.1-5.1)
> 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 removed and 0 not upgraded.
>
> The place to get it: http://laiskiainen.org/apt/testing/
>
> Yeah, I've been bored. Things are just too easy in Python and needed a
> bit of challenge for a change ;) I wont make any promises about actively
> continuing apt-rpm development but hey, if people still want to use it,
> who knows...
>
> 	- Panu -
>
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