Re: New beginnings

On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 10:25, Jos Vos wrote:
> > Remember, rpm changed. The way we got it working in 8.0 is using the
> > rpm404 compatibility package, which is gone in 8.1.
> 
> OK, but I want to get it working in 8.1, so I think I want to look at
> that issue soon.  Mail me anything you already know about the problems
> in that area, for a start.  Will first have to make it work on RH 8.0
> myself.

The entire python-rpm API changed. Virtually every operation we do that
deals with rpm directly will have to change.

I'm not aware of any documentation for the new API.

> 
> Can the RH 8.1 port be done for 1.5.x only, or is 1.5.x not stable enough?

1.5.x is not stable/complete enough.

The plan john and I have discussed is to take the rpm-wrapper.py module from 
1.5.x (which is not complete) and back port that to 1.4.x.

In the process, ALL interactions with rpm itself will go through that
one module, to localize these kinds of API changes. (Rpm's API sometimes
changes in minor releases, so this is not a small issue.)


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