RPM 4.16.0 released
([Development] Sep 30, 2020 17:36 UTC (Wed) (ris))
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Version 4.16.0 of the RPM package manager has been released. " This turned out to be a much bigger release than anticipated with several groundbreaking new features, despite finally being back to annual cycle almost to date. " Highlights include new database backends, macro and %if expressions including ternary operator and native version comparison, optional MIME type based file classification, new version parsing and comparison API in C and Python, license clarification, and more. The [1]release notes have more details.
From :
Panu Matilainen <pmatilai-AT-redhat.com>
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RPM 4.16.0 released!
Date :
Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:33:03 +0300
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[2]Article
This turned out to be a much bigger release than anticipated with
several groundbreaking new features, despite finally being back to
annual cycle almost to date. After a whopping six month testing period,
here goes!
Highlights include:
* Database backends:
* NDB backend promoted to stable
* New sqlite-based backend
* New experimental read-only BDB backend
* BDB database backend deprecated
* Powerful macro and %if expressions including ternary operator
and native version comparison
* Optional MIME type based file classification
* Dependency generation by parametric macros
* A new version parsing and comparison API in C and Python
* Parallelise test-suite execution
* Clarify RPM license
Further details & download info at:
https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.16.0
On behalf of the rpm-team, with special thanks to Michael Schroeder for
all the database and expression work!
- Panu -
[1] https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.16.0
[2] https://www.mail-archive.com/rpm-announce@lists.rpm.org/msg00076.html
From :
Panu Matilainen <pmatilai-AT-redhat.com>
To :
"rpm-maint-AT-lists.rpm.org" <rpm-maint-AT-lists.rpm.org>, rpm-announce-AT-lists.rpm.org, lwn-AT-lwn.net
Subject :
RPM 4.16.0 released!
Date :
Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:33:03 +0300
Message-ID :
<a5cf6e71-28f0-127f-20e7-6b43bbb84f5b@redhat.com>
Archive-link :
[2]Article
This turned out to be a much bigger release than anticipated with
several groundbreaking new features, despite finally being back to
annual cycle almost to date. After a whopping six month testing period,
here goes!
Highlights include:
* Database backends:
* NDB backend promoted to stable
* New sqlite-based backend
* New experimental read-only BDB backend
* BDB database backend deprecated
* Powerful macro and %if expressions including ternary operator
and native version comparison
* Optional MIME type based file classification
* Dependency generation by parametric macros
* A new version parsing and comparison API in C and Python
* Parallelise test-suite execution
* Clarify RPM license
Further details & download info at:
https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.16.0
On behalf of the rpm-team, with special thanks to Michael Schroeder for
all the database and expression work!
- Panu -
[1] https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.16.0
[2] https://www.mail-archive.com/rpm-announce@lists.rpm.org/msg00076.html