[Bug 226377] Merge Review: rpm

[Panu Matilainen]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007, Tom "spot" Callaway wrote:

> <cutting everything>
>
>> From a purely technical perspective, I think it boils down to the
> following:
>
> 1. Does rpm5 use the same database as Fedora's rpm?
>   If so, it MUST NOT EVER cause any database operation changes that
>   would in any way affect Fedora's rpm functionality.
>   If not, rpm5 must not install system packages into /, only into
>   chroots. Having two, disconnected databases here is not acceptable
>   for the same set of system files.
>
> 2. Does rpm5 conflict in any way with Fedora's rpm, either implicitly
>   or explicitly? If so, it is not acceptable.
>
> My understanding is that rpm5 uses the same database, and is not fully
> db compatible with Fedora's rpm. If that is correct, then we can stop
> flaming each other, and simply say no to rpm5.

Unless configured otherwise (and probably patched for a few hardcoded 
spots, dunno), it uses the same rpmdb. The exact format of rpmdb is not a 
standard set in stone but an version and implementation specific detail, 
the two trees have different features, some of which are visible in the db 
even now. Both ways 100% compatibility cannot be guaranteed, especially 
over time and different versions.

Sharing the rpm database between two wildly different versions is out of 
the question.

 	- Panu -