There are certainly features in RPM5 that aren't available in
4.4.2.x.y.z.pre1.fc-devel or whatever the current "other" version is.
One thing that we (the RPM5 team) have been bandying about is sample
specs and even a reference Linux distribution, all for illustrative
purposes.  If you want an idea about some of the more interesting
features of RPM5 read all of Ralf's emails about his OpenPKG work. ;-)
Also check out the example spec we've been working on:
    http://rpm5.info/index.php/Specs
Jason

On Jan 31, 2008 7:50 PM, devzero2000 <pinto.elia@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks
>
> But..... you can have reason but i think if there isn't so much feature in
> RPM5 for a developer and repo mantainer perhaps there isn't so much interest
> in using it. Doesn't it ?
>
> Cheer
>
>
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 1:27 AM, Jeff Johnson <n3npq@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Jan 31, 2008, at 6:15 PM, devzero2000 wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > > I know that it is a forum of development. so sorry in advance.
> > >
> > >  But as packager I would want to know if it were possible to know
> > > the innovationes that RPM 5,0 introduces in greater detail,
> > > for example new tag, better dependency resolution, new and useful
> > > command-line switches and so on
> > >
> >
> > Likely the most interesting feature for packagers in rpm-5.0.0 is
> > "arbitrary tags".
> >
> > What that means is that you can create you own tags in *.rpm packages.
> >
> > Add the name of your new tag to this macro
> >
> > #
> > # Colon separated list of permitted arbitrary tag names
> > %_arbitrary_tags        Class:Track:Trackprog:Foo:Bar:Baz
> >
> > Then all that is needed to add the new tag to *.rpm packages
> > is to add the tag to a spec file. E.g. with the default configuration
> > distributed in rpm-5.0.0, one can add to spec files
> >     Foo: some string here
> >
> > Build the package, and verify that indeed the Foo: tag is present:
> >     rpm -qp --qf '%{foo}\n' yourpkg*.rpm
> >
> > Other than that, package manager "features" are roughly akin
> > to the features of rocks and moss, opaque, heavy, and occaisionally
> > fuzzy. ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > >  As an example as far i know the support to the LZMA has been
> > > introduced also in RPM 4.4.2 of the RHEL.1 (backported also
> > > this ? :=))
> > >
> >
> > LZMA still needs a magic identifier in order to be widely
> > deployed. rpm5 will be amongst the first to use LZAM if/when
> > LZMA magic exists.
> >
> > 73 de Jeff
> >
> >
> >
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