2 This file contains the major changes between
6 - conda: support packages.conda repositories
7 - conda: de-priorize track features
8 - allow win32 to build shared lib
10 * fix ruleinfo of complex dependencies returning the wrong origin
13 - ENABLE_RPMDB_LIBRPM is now the default
15 * fixed solv_zchunk decoding error if large chunks are used
16 * treat retracted pathes as irrelevant
17 * made add_update_target work with multiversion installs
21 * new rpm_stat_database() function
22 * new rpm_hash_database_state() function
26 * support conda constrains dependencies
30 * support arch<->noarch package changes when creating patch
31 conflicts from the updateinfo data
32 * also support other rpm database types
34 * support for SOLVER_BLACKLIST jobs that block the installation
35 of matched packages unless they are directly selected by an
37 * libsolv now also parses the patch status in the updateinfo
39 * new solvable_matchessolvable() function
43 * fix updating of too many packages in focusbest mode
44 * fix handling of disabled installed packages in distupgrade
46 * new POOL_FLAG_WHATPROVIDESWITHDISABLED pool flag
50 * fix repository priority handling for multiversion packages
51 * better support of inverval deps in pool_match_dep()
52 * support src rpms that have non-empty provides
54 * bindings: add get_disabled_list() and set_disabled_list()
55 * bindings: add whatcontainsdep()
56 * bindings: make the selection filters return the self object
60 * fix favorq leaking between solver runs if the solver is reused
61 * fix SOLVER_FLAG_FOCUS_BEST updateing packages without reason
62 * be more correct with multiversion packages that obsolete their
64 * allow building with swig-4.0.0
65 * lock jobs now take precedence over dup and forcebest jobs
67 * MSVC compilation support
71 * repo_add_rpmdb: do not copy bad solvables from the old solv file
72 * fix cleandeps updates not updating all packages
74 * bindings: support pool.matchsolvable(), pool.whatmatchessolvable()
75 pool.best_solvables() and selection.matchsolvable()
76 * experimental DISTTYPE_CONDA and REL_CONDA support
80 * fixed a couple of null pointer derefs and potential memory
82 * made disfavoring recommended packages work if strong recommends
84 * no longer disable infarch rules when they don't conflict with
87 * do favor evaluation before pruning allowing to (dis)favor
88 specific package versions
92 * do not autouninstall packages because of forcebest updates
94 * support rpm's new '^' version separator
95 * support set/get_considered_list in bindings
96 * new experimental SOLVER_FLAG_ONLY_NAMESPACE_RECOMMENDED flag
99 - fix nasty off-by-one error in repo_write
103 - incompatible API changes:
104 * bindings: Selection.flags is now an attribute
105 * repodata_lookup_num now works like the other lookup_num functions
107 * selection_make_matchsolvable
108 * selection_make_matchsolvablelist
109 * pool_whatmatchessolvable
110 * repodata_search_arrayelement
111 * repodata_lookup_kv_uninternalized
112 * repodata_search_uninternalized
113 * repodata_translate_dir
114 - new repowriter interface to write solv files allowing better
115 control over what gets written
116 - support for filtered file lists with a custom filter
117 - dropped support of (since a long time unused) REPOKEY_TYPE_U32
120 - new configuration options:
121 * ENABLE_ZSTD_COMPRESSION: support zstd compression
122 * ENABLE_ZCHUNK_COMPRESSION: support zchunk compression
124 * new repodata_set_kv() function
125 * new pool_solvable2id() inline function
126 * bindings: new str2dir, dir2str, add_dirstr repodata methods
128 * new repo2solv tool replacing the old shell script
132 * also look at suggests for package ordering
136 * new Selection.clone() method in the bindings
137 * new pool.parserpmrichdep() method in the bindings
140 - fixed bug that could make fileconflict detection very slow
144 - new configuration options:
145 * ENABLE_RPMDB_LIBRPM: use librpm to read the package
147 * ENABLE_RPMPKG_LIBRPM: use librpm to access information
150 * new pool_set_whatprovides function to manually change
151 the whatprovides data
152 * new selection_subtract function to remove packages of
153 one selection from another selection
154 * new selection flags SELECTION_FILTER,
155 SELECTION_WITH_DISABLED and SELECTION_WITH_BADARCH
156 * new map_invertall function to invert a bitmap
157 * new map_clr_at function to clear some bits
161 * many fixes and extenstions for cleandeps, e.g.
162 cleandeps now works for "update all packages"
163 * support debian packages with xz compressed control.tar
164 * always create dup rules for "distupgrade" jobs
165 * use recommends also for ordering packages
169 * support for REL_WITHOUT and REL_UNLESS dependencies
170 * solver_get_recommendations available in bindings
174 * new pool_best_solvables() function
178 * allow building with libxml2 instead of libexpat
179 * better handing of "forcebest with uninstall"
180 * speed improvements for "name = md5sum" dependencies
183 - export solvable_matchesdep function, as we now
184 use it in the bindings
188 * new SOLVER_FLAG_STRONG_RECOMMENDS flag
189 * new SOLVER_FLAG_INSTALL_ALSO_UPDATES flag
190 * new matchesdep() method in bindings
191 * SOLVABLE_NAME selects nevr matching for
192 pool_whatmatchesdep and solvable_matchesdep
196 * new SOLVER_FLAG_FOCUS_BEST flag
198 Version 0.6.22, 0.6.23
199 - bug fix releases, no new features
203 * SOLVER_FAVOR and SOLVER_DISFAVOR job types
205 * selection_make_matchdepid
206 * pool_whatcontainsdep
207 * pool_parserpmrichdep
211 * filter Requires(pre,post) for installed packages
215 * SOLVER_ALLOWUNINSTALL job type
216 * ordercycle introspection
218 * transaction_order_get_cycle
219 * transaction_order_get_cycleids
229 * pool_ids2whatprovides
233 * much improved package choosing code
234 * new testcase dependency format
235 * alternatives introspection
237 * pool_deb_get_autoinstalled
238 * solver_alternative2str
239 * solver_alternatives_count
240 * solver_get_alternative
241 * solver_rule2pkgrule
246 * support yum style obsolete handling
250 repodata_stringify() now returns the string
252 * add BREAK_ORPHANS and KEEP_ORPHANS solver flags
255 - ABI change: cleaned up and reordered knownid.h
256 - added support for sha224/sha384/sha512
257 - API change in the bindings:
258 * dropped solvid arg from most Dataiterator
260 * changed Datamatch results from methods to
262 * automatically delete the pool if the owner
263 object is freed (use the disown method to
264 get the old behavior).
266 * pool_add_userinstalled_jobs
267 * solver_get_userinstalled