9 libsolv-bindings - access libsolv from perl/python/ruby
14 Libsolv's language bindings offer an abstract, object orientated interface
15 to the library. The supported languages are currently perl, python, and ruby.
16 All example code (except in the specifics sections, of course) lists first
17 the ``C-ish'' interface, then the syntax for perl, python, and ruby (in that
23 Libsolv's perl bindings can be loaded with the following statement:
27 Objects are either created by calling the new() method on a class or they
28 are returned by calling methods on other objects.
30 my $pool = solv::Pool->new();
31 my $repo = $pool->add_repo("my_first_repo");
33 Swig encapsulates all objects as tied hashes, thus the attributes can be
34 accessed by treating the object as standard hash reference:
36 $pool->{appdata} = 42;
37 printf "appdata is %d\n", $pool->{appdata};
39 A special exception to this are iterator objects, they are encapsulated as
40 tied arrays so that it is possible to iterate with a for() statement:
42 my $iter = $pool->solvables_iter();
43 for my $solvable (@$iter) { ... };
45 As a downside of this approach, iterator objects cannot have attributes.
47 If an array needs to be passed to a method it is usually done by reference,
48 if a method returns an array it returns it on the stack:
50 my @problems = $solver->solve(\@jobs);
52 Due to a bug in swig, stringification does not work for libsolv's objects.
53 Instead, you have to call the object's str() method.
55 print $dep->str() . "\n";
57 Swig implements all constants as numeric variables (instead of the more
58 natural constant subs), so don't forget the leading ``$'' when accessing a
59 constant. Also do not forget to prepend the namespace of the constant:
61 $pool->set_flag($solv::Pool::POOL_FLAG_OBSOLETEUSESCOLORS, 1);
66 The python bindings can be loaded with:
70 Objects are either created by calling the constructor method for a class or they
71 are returned by calling methods on other objects.
74 repo = pool.add_repo("my_first_repo")
76 Attributes can be accessed as usual:
79 print "appdata is %d" % (pool.appdata)
81 Iterators also work as expected:
83 for solvable in pool.solvables_iter():
85 Arrays are passed and returned as list objects:
88 problems = solver.solve(jobs)
90 The bindings define stringification for many classes, some also have a
91 __repr__ method to ease debugging.
96 Constants are attributes of the classes:
98 pool.set_flag(solv.Pool.POOL_FLAG_OBSOLETEUSESCOLORS, 1);
103 The ruby bindings can be loaded with:
107 Objects are either created by calling the new method on a class or they
108 are returned by calling methods on other objects. Note that all classes start
109 with an uppercase letter in ruby, so the class is called ``Solv''.
111 pool = Solv::Pool.new
112 repo = pool.add_repo("my_first_repo")
114 Attributes can be accessed as usual:
117 puts "appdata is #{pool.appdata}"
119 Iterators also work as expected:
121 for solvable in pool.solvables_iter() do ...
123 Arrays are passed and returned as array objects:
126 problems = solver.solve(jobs)
128 Most classes define a to_s method, so objects can be easily stringified.
129 Many also define an inspect() method.
134 Constants live in the namespace of the class they belong to:
136 pool.set_flag(Solv::Pool::POOL_FLAG_OBSOLETEUSESCOLORS, 1);
138 Note that boolean methods have an added trailing ``?'', to be consistent with
141 puts "empty repo" if repo.isempty?
146 This is the main namespace of the library, you cannot create objects of this
147 type but it contains some useful constants.
151 Relational flag constants, the first three can be or-ed together
154 the ``less than'' bit
157 the ``equals to'' bit
160 the ``greater then'' bit
163 used for relations that describe an extra architecture filter, the
164 version part of the relation is interpreted as architecture.
169 Access the meta section of a repository or repodata area. This is
170 like an extra Solvable that has the Id SOLVID_META.
173 Use the data position stored inside of the pool instead of accessing
174 some solvable by Id. The bindings have the Datapos objects as an
175 abstraction mechanism, so you do not need this constant.
183 Always one, describes the empty string
186 The keyname Id of the name of the solvable.
189 see the libsolv-constantids manpage for a list of fixed Ids.
194 The pool is libsolv's central resource manager. A pool consists of Solvables,
195 Repositories, Dependencies, each indexed by Ids.
197 === CLASS METHODS ===
200 my $pool = solv::Pool->new();
202 pool = Solv::Pool.new()
204 Create a new pool instance. In most cases you just need
209 void *appdata; /* read/write */
214 Application specific data that may be used in any way by the code using the
217 Solvable solvables[]; /* read only */
218 my $solvable = $pool->{solvables}->[$solvid];
219 solvable = pool.solvables[solvid]
220 solvable = pool.solvables[solvid]
222 Look up a Solvable by its id.
224 Repo repos[]; /* read only */
225 my $repo = $pool->{repos}->[$repoid];
226 repo = pool.repos[repoid]
227 repo = pool.repos[repoid]
229 Look up a Repository by its id.
231 Repo *installed; /* read/write */
232 $pool->{installed} = $repo;
233 pool.installed = repo
234 pool.installed = repo
236 Define which repository contains all the installed packages.
238 const char *errstr; /* read only */
239 my $err = $pool->{errstr};
243 Return the last error string that was stored in the pool.
247 *POOL_FLAG_PROMOTEEPOCH*::
248 Promote the epoch of the providing dependency to the requesting
249 dependency if it does not contain an epoch. Used at some time
250 in old rpm versions, modern systems should never need this.
252 *POOL_FLAG_FORBIDSELFCONFLICTS*::
253 Disallow the installation of packages that conflict with themselves.
254 Debian always allows self-conflicting packages, rpm used to forbid
255 them but switched to also allowing them recently.
257 *POOL_FLAG_OBSOLETEUSESPROVIDES*::
258 Make obsolete type dependency match against provides instead of
259 just the name and version of packages. Very old versions of rpm
260 used the name/version, then it got switched to provides and later
261 switched back again to just name/version.
263 *POOL_FLAG_IMPLICITOBSOLETEUSESPROVIDES*::
264 An implicit obsoletes is the internal mechanism to remove the
265 old package on an update. The default is to remove all packages
266 with the same name, rpm-5 switched to also removing packages
267 providing the same name.
269 *POOL_FLAG_OBSOLETEUSESCOLORS*::
270 Rpm's multilib implementation (used in RedHat and Fedora)
271 distinguishes between 32bit and 64bit packages (the terminology
272 is that they have a different color). If obsoleteusescolors is
273 set, packages with different colors will not obsolete each other.
275 *POOL_FLAG_IMPLICITOBSOLETEUSESCOLORS*::
276 Same as POOL_FLAG_OBSOLETEUSESCOLORS, but used to find out if
277 packages of the same name can be installed in parallel. For
278 current Fedora systems, POOL_FLAG_OBSOLETEUSESCOLORS should be
279 false and POOL_FLAG_IMPLICITOBSOLETEUSESCOLORS should be true
280 (this is the default if FEDORA is defined when libsolv is compiled).
282 *POOL_FLAG_NOINSTALLEDOBSOLETES*::
283 New versions of rpm consider the obsoletes of installed packages
284 when checking for dependency, thus you may not install a package
285 that is obsoleted by some other installed package, unless you
286 also erase the other package.
288 *POOL_FLAG_HAVEDISTEPOCH*::
289 Mandriva added a new field called distepoch that gets checked in
290 version comparison if the epoch/version/release of two packages
293 *POOL_FLAG_NOOBSOLETESMULTIVERSION*::
294 If a package is installed in multiversionmode, rpm used to ignore
295 both the implicit obsoletes and the obsolete dependency of a
296 package. This was changed to ignoring just the implicit obsoletes,
297 thus you may install multiple versions of the same name, but
298 obsoleted packages still get removed.
300 *POOL_FLAG_ADDFILEPROVIDESFILTERED*::
301 Make the addfileprovides method only add files from the standard
302 locations (i.e. the ``bin'' and ``etc'' directories). This is
303 useful if you have only few packages that use non-standard file
304 dependencies, but you still wand the fast speed that addfileprovides()
314 Free a pool. This is currently done with a method instead of relying on
315 reference counting or garbage collection because it's hard to track every
318 void setdebuglevel(int level)
319 $pool->setdebuglevel($level);
320 pool.setdebuglevel(level)
321 pool.setdebuglevel(level)
323 Set the debug level. A value of zero means no debug output, the higher the
324 value, the more output is generated.
326 int set_flag(int flag, int value)
327 my $oldvalue = $pool->set_flag($flag, $value);
328 oldvalue = pool.set_flag(flag, value)
329 oldvalue = pool.set_flag(flag, value)
331 int get_flag(int flag)
332 my $value = $pool->get_flag($flag);
333 value = pool.get_flag(flag)
334 value = pool.get_flag(flag)
336 Set/get a pool specific flag. The flags define how the system works, e.g. how
337 the package manager treats obsoletes. The default flags should be sane for most
338 applications, but in some cases you may want to tweak a flag, for example if
339 you want to solv package dependencies for some other system than yours.
341 void set_rootdir(const char *rootdir)
342 $pool->set_rootdir(rootdir);
343 pool.set_rootdir(rootdir)
344 pool.set_rootdir(rootdir)
346 const char *get_rootdir()
347 my $rootdir = $pool->get_rootdir();
348 rootdir = pool.get_rootdir()
349 rootdir = pool.get_rootdir()
351 Set/get the rootdir to use. This is useful if you want package management
352 to work only in some directory, for example if you want to setup a chroot
353 jail. Note that the rootdir will only be prepended to file paths if the
354 *REPO_USE_ROOTDIR* flag is used.
356 void setarch(const char *arch = 0)
361 Set the architecture for your system. The architecture is used to determine
362 which packages are installable. It defaults to the result of ``uname -m''.
364 Repo add_repo(const char *name)
365 $repo = $pool->add_repo($name);
366 repo = pool.add_repo(name)
367 repo = pool.add_repo(name)
369 Add a Repository with the specified name to the pool. The repository is empty
370 on creation, use the repository methods to populate it with packages.
372 Repoiterator repos_iter()
373 for my $repo (@{$pool->repos_iter()})
374 for repo in pool.repos_iter():
375 for repo in pool.repos_iter()
377 Iterate over the existing repositories.
379 Solvableiterator solvables_iter()
380 for my $solvable (@{$pool->solvables_iter()})
381 for solvable in pool.solvables_iter():
382 for solvable in pool.solvables_iter()
384 Iterate over the existing solvables.
386 Dep Dep(const char *str, bool create = 1)
387 my $dep = $pool->Dep($string);
388 dep = pool.Dep(string)
389 dep = pool.Dep(string)
391 Create an object describing a string or dependency. If the string is currently
392 not in the pool and _create_ is false, *undef*/*None*/*nil* is returned.
394 void addfileprovides()
395 $pool->addfileprovides();
396 pool.addfileprovides()
397 pool.addfileprovides()
399 Id *addfileprovides_queue()
400 my @ids = $pool->addfileprovides_queue();
401 ids = pool.addfileprovides_queue()
402 ids = pool.addfileprovides_queue()
404 Some package managers like rpm allow dependencies on files contained in other
405 packages. To allow libsolv to deal with those dependencies in an efficient way,
406 you need to call the addfileprovides method after creating and reading all
407 repositories. This method will scan all dependency for file names and than scan
408 all packages for matching files. If a filename has been matched, it will be
409 added to the provides list of the corresponding package. The
410 addfileprovides_queue variant works the same way but returns an array
411 containing all file dependencies. This information can be stored in the
412 meta section of the repositories to speed up the next time the
413 repository is loaded and addfileprovides is called.
415 void createwhatprovides()
416 $pool->createwhatprovides();
417 pool.createwhatprovides()
418 pool.createwhatprovides()
420 Create the internal ``whatprovides'' hash over all of the provides of all
421 packages. This method must be called before doing any lookups on provides.
422 It's encouraged to do it right after all repos are set up, usually right after
423 the call to addfileprovides().
425 Solvable *whatprovides(DepId dep)
426 my @solvables = $pool->whatprovides($dep);
427 solvables = pool.whatprovides(dep)
428 solvables = pool.whatprovides(dep)
430 Return all solvables that provide the specified dependency. You can use either
431 a Dep object or an simple Id as argument.
433 Id *matchprovidingids(const char *match, int flags)
434 my @ids = $pool->matchprovidingids($match, $flags);
435 ids = pool.matchprovidingids(match, flags)
436 ids = pool.matchprovidingids(match, flags)
438 Search the names of all provides and return the ones matching the specified
439 string. See the Dataiterator class for the allowed flags.
441 Id towhatprovides(Id *ids)
442 my $offset = $pool->towhatprovides(\@ids);
443 offset = pool.towhatprovides(ids)
444 offset = pool.towhatprovides(ids)
446 ``Internalize'' an array containing Ids. The returned value can be used to
447 create solver jobs working on a specific set of packages. See the Solver class
448 for more information.
450 bool isknownarch(DepId id)
451 my $bool = $pool->isknownarch($id);
452 bool = pool.isknownarch(id)
453 bool = pool.isknownarch?(id)
455 Return true if the specified Id describes a known architecture.
458 my $solver = $pool->Solver();
459 solver = pool.Solver()
460 solver = pool.Solver()
462 Create a new solver object.
464 Job Job(int how, Id what)
465 my $job = $pool->Job($how, $what);
466 job = pool.Job(how, what)
467 job = pool.Job(how, what)
469 Create a new Job object. Kind of low level, in most cases you would use a
470 Selection or Dep job constructor instead.
472 Selection Selection()
473 my $sel = $pool->Selection();
474 sel = pool.Selection()
475 sel = pool.Selection()
477 Create an empty selection. Useful as a starting point for merging other
480 Selection Selection_all()
481 my $sel = $pool->Selection_all();
482 sel = pool.Selection_all()
483 sel = pool.Selection_all()
485 Create a selection containing all packages. Useful as starting point for
486 intersecting other selections or for update/distupgrade jobs.
488 Selection select(const char *name, int flags)
489 my $sel = $pool->select($name, $flags);
490 sel = pool.select(name, flags)
491 sel = pool.select(name, flags)
493 Create a selection by matching packages against the specified string. See the
494 Selection class for a list of flags and how to create solver jobs from a
497 void setpooljobs(Jobs *jobs)
498 $pool->setpooljobs(\@jobs);
499 pool.setpooljobs(jobs)
500 pool.setpooljobs(jobs)
503 @jobs = $pool->getpooljobs();
504 jobs = pool.getpooljobs()
505 jobs = pool.getpooljobs()
507 Get/Set fixed jobs stored in the pool. Those jobs are automatically appended to
508 all solver jobs, they are meant for fixed configurations like which packages
509 can be multiversion installed, which packages were userinstalled or must not be
512 void set_loadcallback(Callable *callback)
513 $pool->setloadcallback(\&callbackfunction);
514 pool.setloadcallback(callbackfunction)
515 pool.setloadcallback { |repodata| ... }
517 Set the callback function called when repository metadata needs to be loaded on
518 demand. To make use of this feature, you need to create repodata stubs that
519 tell the library which data is available but not loaded. If later on the data
520 needs to be accessed, the callback function is called with a repodata argument.
521 You can then load the data (maybe fetching it first from an remote server).
522 The callback should return true if the data has been made available.
524 === DATA RETRIEVAL METHODS ===
526 In the following functions, the _keyname_ argument describes what to retrieve.
527 For the standard cases you can use the available Id constants. For example,
529 $solv::SOLVABLE_SUMMARY
530 solv.SOLVABLE_SUMMARY
531 Solv::SOLVABLE_SUMMARY
533 selects the ``Summary'' entry of a solvable. The _solvid_ argument selects the
534 desired solvable by Id.
536 const char *lookup_str(Id solvid, Id keyname)
537 my $string = $pool->lookup_str($solvid, $keyname);
538 string = pool.lookup_str(solvid, keyname)
539 string = pool.lookup_str(solvid, keyname)
541 Id lookup_id(Id solvid, Id keyname)
542 my $id = $pool->lookup_id($solvid, $keyname);
543 id = pool.lookup_id(solvid, keyname)
544 id = pool.lookup_id(solvid, keyname)
546 unsigned long long lookup_num(Id solvid, Id keyname, unsigned long long notfound = 0)
547 my $num = $pool->lookup_num($solvid, $keyname);
548 num = pool.lookup_num(solvid, keyname)
549 num = pool.lookup_num(solvid, keyname)
551 bool lookup_void(Id solvid, Id keyname)
552 my $bool = $pool->lookup_void($solvid, $keyname);
553 bool = pool.lookup_void(solvid, keyname)
554 bool = pool.lookup_void(solvid, keyname)
556 Id *lookup_idarray(Id solvid, Id keyname)
557 my @ids = $pool->lookup_idarray($solvid, $keyname);
558 ids = pool.lookup_idarray(solvid, keyname)
559 ids = pool.lookup_idarray(solvid, keyname)
561 Chksum lookup_checksum(Id solvid, Id keyname)
562 my $chksum = $pool->lookup_checksum($solvid, $keyname);
563 chksum = pool.lookup_checksum(solvid, keyname)
564 chksum = pool.lookup_checksum(solvid, keyname)
566 Lookup functions. Return the data element stored in the specified solvable.
567 You should probably use the methods of the Solvable class instead.
569 Dataiterator Dataiterator(Id solvid, Id keyname, const char *match = 0, int flags = 0)
570 my $di = $pool->Dataiterator($solvid, $keyname, $match, $flags);
571 di = pool.Dataiterator(solvid, keyname, match, flags)
572 di = pool.Dataiterator(solvid, keyname, match, flags)
578 Iterate over the matching data elements. See the Dataiterator class for more
583 The following methods deal with Ids, i.e. integers representing objects in the
584 pool. They are considered ``low level'', in most cases you would not use them
585 but instead the object orientated methods.
588 $repo = $pool->id2repo($id);
589 repo = pool.id2repo(id)
590 repo = pool.id2repo(id)
592 Lookup an existing Repository by id. You can also do this by using the *repos*
595 Solvable id2solvable(Id id)
596 $solvable = $pool->id2solvable($id);
597 solvable = pool.id2solvable(id)
598 solvable = pool.id2solvable(id)
600 Lookup an existing Repository by id. You can also do this by using the
601 *solvables* attribute.
603 const char *solvid2str(Id id)
604 my $str = $pool->solvid2str($id);
605 str = pool.solvid2str(id)
606 str = pool.solvid2str(id)
608 Return a string describing the Solvable with the specified id. The string
609 consists of the name, version, and architecture of the Solvable.
611 Id str2id(const char *str, bool create = 1)
612 my $id = pool->str2id($string);
613 id = pool.str2id(string)
614 id = pool.str2id(string)
616 const char *id2str(Id id)
617 $string = pool->id2str($id);
618 string = pool.id2str(id)
619 string = pool.id2str(id)
621 Convert a string into an Id and back. If the string is currently not in the
622 pool and _create_ is false, zero is returned.
624 Id rel2id(Id name, Id evr, int flags, bool create = 1)
625 my $id = pool->rel2id($nameid, $evrid, $flags);
626 id = pool.rel2id(nameid, evrid, flags)
627 id = pool.rel2id(nameid, evrid, flags)
629 Create a ``relational'' dependency. Such dependencies consist of a name part,
630 the _flags_ describing the relation, and a version part. The flags are:
632 $solv::REL_EQ | $solv::REL_GT | $solv::REL_LT
633 solv.REL_EQ | solv.REL_GT | solv.REL_LT
634 Solv::REL_EQ | Solv::REL_GT | Solv::REL_LT
636 Thus, if you want a ``\<='' relation, you would use *REL_LT | REL_EQ*.
638 Id id2langid(Id id, const char *lang, bool create = 1)
639 my $id = $pool->id2langid($id, $language);
640 id = pool.id2langid(id, language)
641 id = pool.id2langid(id, language)
643 Create a language specific Id from some other id. This function simply converts
644 the id into a string, appends a dot and the specified language to the string
645 and converts the result back into an Id.
647 const char *dep2str(Id id)
648 $string = pool->dep2str($id);
649 string = pool.dep2str(id)
650 string = pool.dep2str(id)
652 Convert a dependency id into a string. If the id is just a string, this
653 function has the same effect as id2str(). For relational dependencies, the
654 result is the correct ``name relation evr'' string.
659 The dependency class is an object orientated way to work with strings and
660 dependencies. Internally, dependencies are represented as Ids, i.e. simple
661 numbers. Dependency objects can be constructed by using the Pool's Dep()
666 Pool *pool; /* read only */
671 Back reference to the pool this dependency belongs to.
673 Id id; /* read only */
678 The id of this dependency.
682 Dep Rel(int flags, DepId evrid, bool create = 1)
683 my $reldep = $dep->Rel($flags, $evrdep);
684 reldep = dep.Rel(flags, evrdep)
685 reldep = dep.Rel(flags, evrdep)
687 Create a relational dependency from to string dependencies and a flags
688 argument. See the pool's rel2id method for a description of the flags.
690 Selection Selection_name(int setflags = 0)
691 my $sel = $dep->Selection_name();
692 sel = dep.Selection_name()
693 sel = dep.Selection_name()
695 Create a Selection from a dependency. The selection consists of all packages
696 that have a name equal to the dependency. If the dependency is of a relational
697 type, the packages version must also fulfill the dependency.
699 Selection Selection_provides(int setflags = 0)
700 my $sel = $dep->Selection_provides();
701 sel = dep.Selection_provides()
702 sel = dep.Selection_provides()
704 Create a Selection from a dependency. The selection consists of all packages
705 that have at least one provides matching the dependency.
708 my $str = $dep->str();
712 Return a string describing the dependency.
719 Same as calling the str() method.
726 The dependencies are equal if they are part of the same pool and have the same
732 A Repository describes a group of packages, normally coming from the same
733 source. Repositories are created by the Pool's add_repo() method.
737 Pool *pool; /* read only */
742 Back reference to the pool this dependency belongs to.
744 Id id; /* read only */
749 The id of the repository.
751 const char *name; /* read/write */
756 The repositories name. To libsolv, the name is just a string with no specific
759 int priority; /* read/write */
764 The priority of the repository. A higher number means that packages of this
765 repository will be chosen over other repositories, even if they have a greater
768 int subpriority; /* read/write */
773 The sub-priority of the repository. This value is compared when the priorities
774 of two repositories are the same. It is useful to make the library prefer
775 on-disk repositories to remote ones.
777 int nsolvables; /* read only */
782 The number of solvables in this repository.
784 void *appdata; /* read/write */
789 Application specific data that may be used in any way by the code using the
792 Datapos *meta; /* read only */
797 Return a Datapos object of the repodata's metadata. You can use the lookup
798 methods of the Datapos class to lookup metadata attributes, like the repository
803 *REPO_REUSE_REPODATA*::
804 Reuse the last repository data area (``repodata'') instead of creating a
807 *REPO_NO_INTERNALIZE*::
808 Do not internalize the added repository data. This is useful if
809 you plan to add more data because internalization is a costly
813 Use the repodata's pool for Id storage instead of the global pool. Useful
814 if you don't want to pollute the global pool with many unneeded ids, like
815 when storing the filelist.
818 Use the repodata that is currently being loaded instead of creating a new
819 one. This only makes sense if used in a load callback.
821 *REPO_EXTEND_SOLVABLES*::
822 Do not create new solvables for the new data, but match existing solvables
823 and add the data to them. Repository metadata is often split into multiple
824 parts, with one primary file describing all packages and other parts
825 holding information that is normally not needed, like the changelog.
828 Prepend the pool's rootdir to the path when doing file operations.
831 Do not add a location element to the solvables. Useful if the solvables
832 are not in the final position, so you can add the correct location later
835 *SOLV_ADD_NO_STUBS*::
836 Do not create stubs for repository parts that can be downloaded on demand.
838 *SUSETAGS_RECORD_SHARES*::
839 This is specific to the add_susetags() method. Susetags allows to refer to
840 already read packages to save disk space. If this data sharing needs to
841 work over multiple calls to add_susetags, you need to specify this flag so
842 that the share information is made available to subsequent calls.
846 void free(bool reuseids = 0)
851 Free the repository and all solvables it contains. If _reuseids_ is set to
852 true, the solvable ids and the repository id may be reused by the library when
853 added new solvables. Thus you should leave it false if you are not sure that
854 somebody holds a reference.
856 void empty(bool reuseids = 0)
861 Free all the solvables in a repository. The repository will be empty after this
862 call. See the free() method for the meaning of _reuseids_.
869 Return true if there are no solvables in this repository.
872 $repo->internalize();
876 Internalize added data. Data must be internalized before it is available to the
877 lookup and data iterator functions.
884 Write a repo as a ``solv'' file. These files can be read very fast and thus are
885 a good way to cache repository data. Returns false if there was some error
888 Solvableiterator solvables_iter()
889 for my $solvable (@{$repo->solvables_iter()})
890 for solvable in repo.solvables_iter():
891 for solvable in repo.solvables_iter()
893 Iterate over all solvables in a repository.
895 Repodata add_repodata(int flags = 0)
896 my $repodata = $repo->add_repodata();
897 repodata = repo.add_repodata()
898 repodata = repo.add_repodata()
900 Add a new repodata area to the repository. This is normally automatically
901 done by the repo_add methods, so you need this method only in very
905 $repo->create_stubs();
909 Calls the create_stubs() repodata method for the last repodata of the
913 $repo->iscontiguous()
917 Return true if the solvables of this repository are all in a single block with
918 no holes, i.e. they have consecutive ids.
920 Repodata first_repodata()
921 my $repodata = $repo->first_repodata();
922 repodata = repo.first_repodata()
923 repodata = repo.first_repodata()
925 Checks if all repodatas but the first repodata are extensions, and return the
926 first repodata if this is the case. Useful if you want to do a store/retrieve
927 sequence on the repository to reduce the memory using and enable paging, as
928 this does not work if the repository contains multiple non-extension repodata
931 Selection Selection(int setflags = 0)
932 my $sel = $repo->Selection();
933 sel = repo.Selection()
934 sel = repo.Selection()
936 Create a Selection consisting of all packages in the repository.
938 Dataiterator Dataiterator(Id p, Id key, const char *match = 0, int flags = 0)
939 my $di = $repo->Dataiterator($solvid, $keyname, $match, $flags);
940 di = repo.Dataiterator(solvid, keyname, match, flags)
941 di = repo.Dataiterator(solvid, keyname, match, flags)
947 Iterate over the matching data elements in this repository. See the
948 Dataiterator class for more information.
951 my $str = $repo->str;
955 Return the name of the repository, or "Repo#<id>" if no name is set.
958 if ($repo1 == $repo2)
962 Two repositories are equal if they belong to the same pool and have the same id.
964 === DATA ADD METHODS ===
966 Solvable add_solvable()
967 $repo->add_solvable();
971 Add a single empty solvable to the repository. Returns a Solvable object, see
972 the Solvable class for more information.
974 bool add_solv(const char *name, int flags = 0)
975 $repo->add_solv($name);
979 bool add_solv(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
980 $repo->add_solv($fp);
984 Read a ``solv'' file and add its contents to the repository. These files can be
985 written with the write() method and are normally used as fast cache for
988 bool add_rpmdb(int flags = 0)
993 bool add_rpmdb_reffp(FILE *reffp, int flags = 0)
994 $repo->add_rpmdb_reffp($reffp);
995 repo.add_rpmdb_reffp(reffp)
996 repo.add_rpmdb_reffp(reffp)
998 Add the contents of the rpm database to the repository. If a solv file
999 containing an old version of the database is available, it can be passed as
1000 reffp to speed up reading.
1002 Solvable add_rpm(const char *filename, int flags = 0)
1003 my $solvable = $repo->add_rpm($filename);
1004 solvable = repo.add_rpm(filename)
1005 solvable = repo.add_rpm(filename)
1007 Add the metadata of a single rpm package to the repository.
1009 bool add_rpmdb_pubkeys(int flags = 0)
1010 $repo->add_rpmdb_pubkeys();
1011 repo.add_rpmdb_pubkeys()
1012 repo.add_rpmdb_pubkeys()
1014 Add all pubkeys contained in the rpm database to the repository. Note that
1015 newer rpm versions also allow to store the pubkeys in some directory instead
1016 of the rpm database.
1018 Solvable add_pubkey(const char *keyfile, int flags = 0)
1019 my $solvable = $repo->add_pubkey($keyfile);
1020 solvable = repo.add_pubkey(keyfile)
1021 solvable = repo.add_pubkey(keyfile)
1023 Add a pubkey from a file to the repository.
1025 bool add_rpmmd(FILE *fp, const char *language, int flags = 0)
1026 $repo->add_rpmmd($fp, undef);
1027 repo.add_rpmmd(fp, None)
1028 repo.add_rpmmd(fp, nil)
1030 Add metadata stored in the "rpm-md" format (i.e. from files in the ``repodata''
1031 directory) to a repository. Supported files are "primary", "filelists",
1032 "other", "suseinfo". Do not forget to specify the *REPO_EXTEND_SOLVABLES* for
1033 extension files like "filelists" and "other". Use the _language_ parameter if
1034 you have language extension files, otherwise simply use a *undef*/*None*/*nil*
1037 bool add_repomdxml(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
1038 $repo->add_repomdxml($fp);
1039 repo.add_repomdxml(fp)
1040 repo.add_repomdxml(fp)
1042 Add the repomd.xml meta description from the "rpm-md" format to the repository.
1043 This file contains information about the repository like keywords, and also a
1044 list of all database files with checksums. The data is added the the "meta"
1045 section of the repository, i.e. no package gets created.
1047 bool add_updateinfoxml(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
1048 $repo->add_updateinfoxml($fp);
1049 repo.add_updateinfoxml(fp)
1050 repo.add_updateinfoxml(fp)
1052 Add the updateinfo.xml file containing available maintenance updates to the
1053 repository. All updates are created as special packages that have a "patch:"
1054 prefix in their name.
1056 bool add_deltainfoxml(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
1057 $repo->add_deltainfoxml($fp);
1058 repo.add_deltainfoxml(fp)
1059 repo.add_deltainfoxml(fp)
1061 Add the deltainfo.xml file (also called prestodelta.xml) containing available
1062 delta-rpms to the repository. The data is added to the "meta" section, i.e. no
1063 package gets created.
1065 bool add_debdb(int flags = 0)
1070 Add the contents of the debian installed package database to the repository.
1072 bool add_debpackages(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
1073 $repo->add_debpackages($fp);
1074 repo.add_debpackages($fp)
1075 repo.add_debpackages($fp)
1077 Add the contents of the debian repository metadata (the "packages" file)
1080 Solvable add_deb(const char *filename, int flags = 0)
1081 my $solvable = $repo->add_deb($filename);
1082 solvable = repo.add_deb(filename)
1083 solvable = repo.add_deb(filename)
1085 Add the metadata of a single deb package to the repository.
1087 bool add_mdk(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
1088 $repo->add_mdk($fp);
1092 Add the contents of the mageia/mandriva repository metadata (the
1093 "synthesis.hdlist" file) to the repository.
1095 bool add_mdk_info(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
1096 $repo->add_mdk($fp);
1100 Extend the packages from the synthesis file with the info.xml and files.xml
1101 data. Do not forget to specify *REPO_EXTEND_SOLVABLES*.
1103 bool add_arch_repo(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
1104 $repo->add_arch_repo($fp);
1105 repo.add_arch_repo(fp)
1106 repo.add_arch_repo(fp)
1108 Add the contents of the archlinux repository metadata (the ".db.tar" file) to
1111 bool add_arch_local(const char *dir, int flags = 0)
1112 $repo->add_arch_local($dir);
1113 repo.add_arch_local(dir)
1114 repo.add_arch_local(dir)
1116 Add the contents of the archlinux installed package database to the repository.
1117 The _dir_ parameter is usually set to "/var/lib/pacman/local".
1119 bool add_content(FILE *fp, int flags = 0)
1120 $repo->add_content($fp);
1121 repo.add_content(fp)
1122 repo.add_content(fp)
1124 Add the ``content'' meta description from the susetags format to the repository.
1125 This file contains information about the repository like keywords, and also
1126 a list of all database files with checksums. The data is added the the "meta"
1127 section of the repository, i.e. no package gets created.
1129 bool add_susetags(FILE *fp, Id defvendor, const char *language, int flags = 0)
1130 $repo->add_susetags($fp, $defvendor, $language);
1131 repo.add_susetags(fp, defvendor, language)
1132 repo.add_susetags(fp, defvendor, language)
1134 Add repository metadata in the susetags format to the repository. Like with
1135 add_rpmmd, you can specify a language if you have language extension files. The
1136 _defvendor_ parameter provides a default vendor for packages with missing
1137 vendors, it is usually provided in the content file.
1139 bool add_products(const char *dir, int flags = 0)
1140 $repo->add_products($dir);
1141 repo.add_products(dir)
1142 repo.add_products(dir)
1144 Add the installed SUSE products database to the repository. The _dir_ parameter
1145 is usually "/etc/products.d".
1150 A solvable describes all the information of one package. Each solvable
1151 belongs to one repository, it can be added and filled manually but in
1152 most cases solvables will get created by the repo_add methods.
1156 Repo *repo; /* read only */
1161 The repository this solvable belongs to.
1163 Pool *pool; /* read only */
1168 The pool this solvable belongs to, same as the pool of the repo.
1170 Id id; /* read only */
1175 The specific id of the solvable.
1177 char *name; /* read/write */
1182 char *evr; /* read/write */
1187 char *arch; /* read/write */
1192 char *vendor; /* read/write */
1197 Easy access to often used attributes of solvables. They are
1198 internally stored as Ids.
1200 Id nameid; /* read/write */
1205 Id evrid; /* read/write */
1210 Id archid; /* read/write */
1215 Id vendorid; /* read/write */
1216 $solvable->{vendorid}
1220 Raw interface to the ids. Useful if you want to search for
1221 a specific id and want to avoid the string compare overhead.
1225 const char *lookup_str(Id keyname)
1226 my $string = $solvable->lookup_str($keyname);
1227 string = solvable.lookup_str(keyname)
1228 string = solvable.lookup_str(keyname)
1230 Id lookup_id(Id keyname)
1231 my $id = $solvable->lookup_id($keyname);
1232 id = solvable.lookup_id(solvid)
1233 id = solvable.lookup_id(solvid)
1235 unsigned long long lookup_num(Id solvid, Id keyname, unsigned long long notfound = 0)
1236 my $num = $solvable->lookup_num($keyname);
1237 num = solvable.lookup_num(keyname)
1238 num = solvable.lookup_num(keyname)
1240 bool lookup_void(Id keyname)
1241 my $bool = $solvable->lookup_void($keyname);
1242 bool = solvable.lookup_void(keyname)
1243 bool = solvable.lookup_void(keyname)
1245 Chksum lookup_checksum(Id keyname)
1246 my $chksum = $solvable->lookup_checksum($keyname);
1247 chksum = solvable.lookup_checksum(keyname)
1248 chksum = solvable.lookup_checksum(keyname)
1250 Id *lookup_idarray(Id keyname, Id marker = -1)
1251 my @ids = $solvable->lookup_idarray($keyname);
1252 ids = solvable.lookup_idarray(keyname)
1253 ids = solvable.lookup_idarray(keyname)
1255 Dep *lookup_deparray(Id keyname, Id marker = -1)
1256 my @deps = $solvable->lookup_deparray($keyname);
1257 deps = solvable.lookup_deparray(keyname)
1258 deps = solvable.lookup_deparray(keyname)
1260 Generic lookup methods. Retrieve data stored for the specific keyname.
1261 The lookup_idarray() method will return an array of Ids, use
1262 lookup_deparray if you want an array of Dependency objects instead.
1263 Some Id arrays contain two parts of data divided by a specific marker,
1264 for example the provides array uses the SOLVABLE_FILEMARKER id to
1265 store both the ids provided by the package and the ids added by
1266 the addfileprovides method. The default, -1, translates to the
1267 correct marker for the keyname and returns the first part of the
1268 array, use 1 to select the second part or 0 to retrieve all ids
1269 including the marker.
1271 const char *lookup_location(unsigned int *OUTPUT);
1272 my ($location, $medianr) = $solvable->lookup_location();
1273 location, medianr = solvable.lookup_location()
1274 location, medianr = solvable.lookup_location()
1276 Return a tuple containing the on-media location and an optional
1277 media number for multi-part repositories (e.g. repositories
1278 spawning multiple DVDs).
1280 Dataiterator Dataiterator(Id keyname, const char *match = 0, int flags = 0)
1281 my $di = $solvable->Dataiterator($keyname, $match, $flags);
1282 di = solvable.Dataiterator(keyname, match, flags)
1283 di = solvable.Dataiterator(keyname, match, flags)
1289 Iterate over the matching data elements. See the Dataiterator class for more
1292 void add_deparray(Id keyname, DepId dep, Id marker = -1);
1293 $solvable->add_deparray($keyname, $dep);
1294 solvable.add_deparray(keyname, dep)
1295 solvable.add_deparray(keyname, dep)
1297 Add a new dependency to the attributes stored in keyname.
1299 void unset(Id keyname);
1300 $solvable->unset($keyname);
1301 solvable.unset(keyname)
1302 solvable.unset(keyname)
1304 Delete data stored for the specific keyname.
1307 $solvable->installable()
1308 solvable.installable()
1309 solvable.installable?
1311 Return true if the solvable is installable on the system. Solvables
1312 are not installable if the system does not support their architecture.
1315 $solvable->isinstalled()
1316 solvable.isinstalled()
1317 solvable.isinstalled?
1319 Return true if the solvable is installed on the system.
1321 bool identical(Solvable *other)
1322 $solvable->identical($other)
1323 $solvable.identical(other)
1324 $solvable.identical?(other)
1326 Return true if the two solvables are identical.
1328 int evrcmp(Solvable *other)
1329 $solvable->evrcmp(other)
1330 $solvable.evrcmp(other)
1331 $solvable.evrcmp(other)
1333 Returns -1 if the epoch/version/release of the solvable is less then the
1334 one from the other solvable, 1 if it is greater, and 0 if they are equal.
1335 Note that "equal" does not mean that the evr is identical.
1337 Selection Selection(int setflags = 0)
1338 my $sel = $solvable->Selection();
1339 sel = solvable.Selection()
1340 sel = solvable.Selection()
1342 Create a Selection containing just the single solvable.
1345 my $str = $solvable->str();
1346 str = $solvable.str()
1347 str = $solvable.str()
1349 Return a string describing the solvable. The string consists of the name,
1350 version, and architecture of the Solvable.
1353 my $str = $solvable->str;
1357 Same as calling the str() method.
1360 if ($solvable1 == $solvable2)
1361 if solvable1 == solvable2:
1362 if solvable1 == solvable2
1364 Two solvables are equal if they are part of the same pool and have the same
1368 The Dataiterator Class
1369 ----------------------
1370 Dataiterators can be used to do complex string searches or
1371 to iterate over arrays. They can be created via the
1372 constructors in the Pool, Repo, and Solvable classes. The
1373 Repo and Solvable constructors will limit the search to
1374 the repository or the specific package.
1379 Return a match if the search string matches the value.
1381 *SEARCH_STRINGSTART*::
1382 Return a match if the value starts with the search string.
1384 *SEARCH_STRINGEND*::
1385 Return a match if the value ends with the search string.
1387 *SEARCH_SUBSTRING*::
1388 Return a match if the search string can be matched somewhere in the value.
1391 Do a glob match of the search string against the value.
1394 Do a regular expression match of the search string against the value.
1397 Ignore case when matching strings. Works for all the above match types.
1400 Match the complete filenames of the file list, not just the base name.
1402 *SEARCH_COMPLETE_FILELIST*::
1403 When matching the file list, check every file of the package not just the
1404 subset from the primary metadata.
1406 *SEARCH_CHECKSUMS*::
1407 Allow the matching of checksum entries.
1411 void prepend_keyname(Id keyname);
1412 $di->prepend_keyname($keyname);
1413 di.prepend_keyname(keyname)
1414 di.prepend_keyname(keyname)
1416 Do a sub-search in the array stored in keyname.
1418 void skip_solvable();
1419 $di->kip_solvable();
1423 Stop matching the current solvable and advance to the next
1431 Iterate through the matches. If there is a match, the object
1432 in d will be of type Datamatch.
1436 Objects of this type will be created for every value matched
1441 Pool *pool; /* read only */
1446 Back pointer to pool.
1448 Repo *repo; /* read only */
1453 The repository containing the matched object.
1455 Solvable *solvable; /* read only */
1460 The solvable containing the value that was matched.
1462 Id solvid; /* read only */
1467 The id of the solvable that matched.
1476 const char *key_idstr();
1481 The keyname that matched, either as id or string.
1488 const char *type_idstr();
1493 The key type of the value that was matched, either as id or string.
1505 The Id of the value that was matched (only valid for id types),
1506 either as id or string.
1513 The string value that was matched (only valid for string types).
1515 unsigned long long num();
1520 The numeric value that was matched (only valid for numeric types).
1522 unsigned int num2();
1527 The secondary numeric value that was matched (only valid for types
1528 containing two values).
1531 my $pos = $d->pos();
1535 The position object of the current match. It can be used to do
1536 sub-searches starting at the match (if it is of an array type).
1537 See the Datapos class for more information.
1539 Datapos parentpos();
1540 my $pos = $d->parentpos();
1544 The position object of the array containing the current match.
1545 It can be used to do sub-searches, see the Datapos class for more
1553 Return the stringification of the matched value. Stringification
1554 depends on the search flags, for file list entries it will return
1555 just the base name unless SEARCH_FILES is used, for checksums
1556 it will return an empty string unless SEARCH_CHECKSUMS is used.
1557 Numeric values are currently stringified to an empty string.
1562 Selections are a way to easily deal with sets of packages.
1563 There are multiple constructors to create them, the most useful
1564 is probably the select() method in the Pool class.
1569 Create the selection by matching package names.
1571 *SELECTION_PROVIDES*::
1572 Create the selection by matching package provides.
1574 *SELECTION_FILELIST*::
1575 Create the selection by matching package files.
1578 Create the selection by matching the canonical representation
1579 of the package. This is normally a combination of the name,
1580 the version, and the architecture of a package.
1582 *SELECTION_DOTARCH*::
1583 Allow an ``.<architecture>'' suffix when matching names or
1587 Allow the specification of a relation when matching names
1588 or provides, e.g. "name >= 1.2".
1590 *SELECTION_INSTALLED_ONLY*::
1591 Limit the package search to installed packages.
1593 *SELECTION_SOURCE_ONLY*::
1594 Limit the package search to source packages only.
1596 *SELECTION_WITH_SOURCE*::
1597 Extend the package search to also match source packages. The default is
1598 only to match binary packages.
1601 Allow glob matching for package names, package provides, and file names.
1603 *SELECTION_NOCASE*::
1604 Ignore case when matching package names, package provides, and file names.
1607 Return only one selection element describing the selected packages.
1608 The default is to create multiple elements for all globbed packages.
1609 Multiple elements are useful if you want to turn the selection into
1610 an install job, in that case you want an install job for every
1615 Pool *pool; /* read only */
1620 Back pointer to pool.
1625 my $flags = $sel->flags();
1629 Return the result flags of the selection. The flags are a subset
1630 of the ones used when creating the selection, they describe which
1631 method was used to get the result. For example, if you create the
1632 selection with ``SELECTION_NAME | SELECTION_PROVIDES'', the resulting
1633 flags will either be SELECTION_NAME or SELECTION_PROVIDES depending
1634 if there was a package that matched the name or not. If there was
1635 no match at all, the flags will be zero.
1642 Return true if the selection is empty, i.e. no package could be matched.
1644 void filter(Selection *other)
1645 $sel->filter($other);
1649 Intersect two selections. Packages will only stay in the selection if there
1650 are also included in the other selecting. Does an in-place modification.
1652 void add(Selection *other)
1657 Build the union of two selections. All packages of the other selection will
1658 be added to the set of packages of the selection object. Does an in-place
1659 modification. Note that the selection flags are no longer meaningful after the
1662 void add_raw(Id how, Id what)
1663 $sel->add_raw($how, $what);
1664 sel.add_raw(how, what)
1665 sel.add_raw(how, what)
1667 Add a raw element to the selection. Check the Job class for information about
1668 the how and what parameters.
1670 Job *jobs(int action)
1671 my @jobs = $sel->jobs($action);
1672 jobs = sel.jobs(action)
1673 jobs = sel.jobs(action)
1675 Convert a selection into an array of Job objects. The action parameter is or-ed
1676 to the ``how'' part of the job, it describes the type of job (e.g. install,
1677 erase). See the Job class for the action and action modifier constants.
1679 Solvable *solvables()
1680 my @solvables = $sel->solvables();
1681 solvables = sel.solvables()
1682 solvables = sel.solvables()
1684 Convert a selection into an array of Solvable objects.
1687 my $str = $sel->str;
1691 Return a string describing the selection.
1695 Jobs are the way to specify to the dependency solver what to do.
1696 Most of the times jobs will get created by calling the jobs() method
1697 on a Selection object, but there is also a Job() constructor in the
1702 Selection constants:
1705 The ``what'' part is the id of a solvable.
1707 *SOLVER_SOLVABLE_NAME*::
1708 The ``what'' part is the id of a package name.
1710 *SOLVER_SOLVABLE_PROVIDES*::
1711 The ``what'' part is the id of a package provides.
1713 *SOLVER_SOLVABLE_ONE_OF*::
1714 The ``what'' part is an offset into the ``whatprovides'' data, created
1715 by calling the towhatprovides() pool method.
1717 *SOLVER_SOLVABLE_REPO*::
1718 The ``what'' part is the id of a repository.
1720 *SOLVER_SOLVABLE_ALL*::
1721 The ``what'' part is ignored, all packages are selected.
1723 *SOLVER_SOLVABLE_SELECTMASK*::
1724 A mask containing all the above selection bits.
1732 Install a package of the specified set of packages. It tries to install
1733 the best matching package (i.e. the highest version of the packages from
1734 the repositories with the highest priority).
1737 Erase all of the packages from the specified set. If a package is not
1738 installed, erasing it will keep it from getting installed.
1741 Update the matching installed packages to their best version. If none
1742 of the specified packages are installed, try to update the installed
1743 packages to the specified versions. See the section about targeted
1744 updates about more information.
1746 *SOLVER_WEAKENDEPS*::
1747 Allow to break the dependencies of the matching packages. Handle with care.
1749 *SOLVER_MULTIVERSION*::
1750 Mark the matched packages for multiversion install. If they get to be
1751 installed because of some other job, the installation will keep the old
1752 version of the package installed (for rpm this is done by using ``-i''
1756 Do not change the state of the matched packages, i.e. when they are
1757 installed they stay installed, if not they are not selected for
1760 *SOLVER_DISTUPGRADE*::
1761 Update the matching installed packages to the best version included in one
1762 of the repositories. After this operation, all come from one of the available
1763 repositories except orphaned packages. Orphaned packages are packages that
1764 have no relation to the packages in the repositories, i.e. no package in the
1765 repositories have the same name or obsolete the orphaned package.
1766 This action brings the installed packages in sync with the ones in the
1767 repository. It also turns of arch/vendor/version locking for the affected
1768 packages to simulate a fresh installation. This means that distupgrade can
1769 actually downgrade packages if only lower versions of a package are available
1770 in the repositories.
1772 *SOLVER_DROP_ORPHANED*::
1773 Erase all the matching installed packages if they are orphaned. This only makes
1774 sense if there is a ``distupgrade all packages'' job. The default is to erase
1775 orphaned packages only if they block the installation of other packages.
1778 Fix dependency problems of matching installed packages. The default is to ignore
1779 dependency problems for installed packages.
1781 *SOLVER_USERINSTALLED*::
1782 The matching installed packages are considered to be installed by a user,
1783 thus not installed to fulfill some dependency. This is needed input for
1784 the calculation of unneeded packages for jobs that have the
1785 SOLVER_CLEANDEPS flag set.
1788 A mask containing all the above action bits.
1790 Action modifier constants:
1793 Makes the job a weak job. The solver tries to fulfill weak jobs, but does
1794 not report a problem if it is not possible to do so.
1796 *SOLVER_ESSENTIAL*::
1797 Makes the job an essential job. If there is a problem with the job, the
1798 solver will not propose to remove the job as one solution (unless all
1799 other solutions are also to remove essential jobs).
1801 *SOLVER_CLEANDEPS*::
1802 The solver will try to also erase all packages dragged in through
1803 dependencies when erasing the package. This needs SOLVER_USERINSTALLED
1804 jobs to maximize user satisfaction.
1806 *SOLVER_FORCEBEST*::
1807 Insist on the best package for install, update, and distupgrade jobs. If
1808 this flag is not used, the solver will use the second-best package if the
1809 best package cannot be installed for some reason. When this flag is used,
1810 the solver will generate a problem instead.
1813 Forces targeted operation update and distupgrade jobs. See the section
1814 about targeted updates about more information.
1819 The job specified the exact epoch and version of the package set.
1822 The job specified the exact epoch, version, and release of the package set.
1825 The job specified the exact architecture of the packages from the set.
1827 *SOLVER_SETVENDOR*::
1828 The job specified the exact vendor of the packages from the set.
1831 The job specified the exact repository of the packages from the set.
1834 The job specified the exact name of the packages from the set.
1836 *SOLVER_NOAUTOSET*::
1837 Turn of automatic set flag generation for SOLVER_SOLVABLE jobs.
1840 A mask containing all the above set bits.
1842 See the section about set bits for more information.
1846 Pool *pool; /* read only */
1851 Back pointer to pool.
1853 Id how; /* read/write */
1858 Union of the selection, action, action modifier, and set flags.
1859 The selection part describes the semantics of the ``what'' Id.
1861 Id what; /* read/write */
1866 Id describing the set of packages, the meaning depends on the
1867 selection part of the ``how'' attribute.
1871 Solvable *solvables()
1872 my @solvables = $job->solvables();
1873 solvables = job.solvables()
1874 solvables = job.solvables()
1876 Return the set of solvables of the job as an array of Solvable
1879 bool isemptyupdate();
1880 $job->isemptyupdate()
1884 Convenience function to find out if the job describes an update
1885 job with no matching packages, i.e. a job that does nothing.
1886 Some package managers like ``zypper'' like to turn those jobs
1887 into install jobs, i.e. an update of a not-installed package
1888 will result into the installation of the package.
1891 my $str = $job->str;
1895 Return a string describing the job.
1902 Two jobs are equal if they belong to the same pool and both the
1903 ``how'' and the ``what'' attributes are the same.
1905 === TARGETED UPDATES ===
1906 Libsolv has two modes for upgrades and distupgrade: targeted and
1907 untargeted. Untargeted mode means that the installed packages from
1908 the specified set will be updated to the best version. Targeted means
1909 that packages that can be updated to a package in the specified set
1910 will be updated to the best package of the set.
1912 Here's an example to explain the subtle difference. Suppose that
1913 you have package A installed in version "1.1", "A-1.2" is available
1914 in one of the repositories and there is also package "B" that
1915 obsoletes package A.
1917 An untargeted update of "A" will update the installed "A-1.1" to
1918 package "B", because that is the newest version (B obsoletes A and
1921 A targeted update of "A" will update "A-1.1" to "A-1.2", as the
1922 set of packages contains both "A-1.1" and "A-1.2", and "A-1.2" is
1925 An untargeted update of "B" will do nothing, as "B" is not installed.
1927 An targeted update of "B" will update "A-1.1" to "B".
1929 Note that the default is to do "auto-targeting", thus if the specified
1930 set of packages does not include an installed package, the solver
1931 will assume targeted operation even if SOLVER_TARGETED is not used.
1933 This mostly matches the intent of the user, with one exception: In
1934 the example above, an update of "A-1.2" will update "A-1.1" to
1935 "A-1.2" (targeted mode), but a second update of "A-1.2" will suddenly
1936 update to "B", as untargeted mode is chosen because "A-1.2" is now
1939 If you want to have full control over when targeting mode is chosen,
1940 turn off auto-targeting with the SOLVER_FLAG_NO_AUTOTARGET solver option.
1941 In that case, all updates are considered to be untargeted unless they
1942 include the SOLVER_TARGETED flag.
1945 Set bits specify which parts of the specified packages where specified
1946 by the user. It is used by the solver when checking if an operation is
1947 allowed or not. For example, the solver will normally not allow the
1948 downgrade of an installed package. But it will not report a problem if
1949 the SOLVER_SETEVR flag is used, as it then assumes that the user specified
1950 the exact version and thus knows what he is doing.
1952 So if a package "screen-1-1" is installed for the x86_64 architecture and
1953 version "2-1" is only available for the i586 architecture, installing
1954 package "screen-2.1" will ask the user for confirmation because of the
1955 different architecture. When using the Selection class to create jobs
1956 the set bits are automatically added, e.g. selecting ``screen.i586'' will
1957 automatically add SOLVER_SETARCH, and thus no problem will be reported.
1961 Dependency solving is what this library is about. A solver object is needed
1962 for solving to store the result of the solver run. The solver object can be
1963 used multiple times for different jobs, reusing it allows the solver to
1964 re-use the dependency rules it already computed.
1968 Flags to modify some of the solver's behavior:
1970 *SOLVER_FLAG_ALLOW_DOWNGRADE*::
1971 Allow the solver to downgrade packages without asking for confirmation
1972 (i.e. reporting a problem).
1974 *SOLVER_FLAG_ALLOW_ARCHCHANGE*::
1975 Allow the solver to change the architecture of an installed package
1976 without asking for confirmation. Note that changes to/from noarch
1977 are always considered to be allowed.
1979 *SOLVER_FLAG_ALLOW_VENDORCHANGE*::
1980 Allow the solver to change the vendor of an installed package
1981 without asking for confirmation. Each vendor is part of one or more
1982 vendor equivalence classes, normally installed packages may only
1983 change their vendor if the new vendor shares at least one equivalence
1986 *SOLVER_FLAG_ALLOW_NAMECHANGE*::
1987 Allow the solver to change the name of an installed package, i.e.
1988 install a package with a different name that obsoletes the installed
1989 package. This option is on by default.
1991 *SOLVER_FLAG_ALLOW_UNINSTALL*::
1992 Allow the solver to erase installed packages to fulfill the jobs.
1993 This flag also includes the above flags. You may want to set this
1994 flag if you only have SOLVER_ERASE jobs, as in that case it's
1995 better for the user to check the transaction overview instead of
1996 approving every single package that needs to be erased.
1998 *SOLVER_FLAG_NO_UPDATEPROVIDE*::
1999 If multiple packages obsolete an installed package, the solver checks
2000 the provides of every such package and ignores all packages that
2001 do not provide the installed package name. Thus, you can have an
2002 official update candidate that provides the old name, and other
2003 packages that also obsolete the package but are not considered for
2004 updating. If you cannot use this feature, you can turn it off
2005 by setting this flag.
2007 *SOLVER_FLAG_SPLITPROVIDES*::
2008 Make the solver aware of special provides of the form
2009 ``<packagename>:<path>'' used in SUSE systems to support package
2012 *SOLVER_FLAG_IGNORE_RECOMMENDED*::
2013 Do not process optional (aka weak) dependencies.
2015 *SOLVER_FLAG_ADD_ALREADY_RECOMMENDED*::
2016 Install recommended or supplemented packages even if they have no
2017 connection to the current transaction. You can use this feature
2018 to implement a simple way for the user to install new recommended
2019 packages that were not available in the past.
2021 *SOLVER_FLAG_NO_INFARCHCHECK*::
2022 Turn off the inferior architecture checking that is normally done
2023 by the solver. Normally, the solver allows only the installation
2024 of packages from the "best" architecture if a package is available
2025 for multiple architectures.
2027 *SOLVER_FLAG_BEST_OBEY_POLICY*::
2028 Make the SOLVER_FORCEBEST job option consider only packages that
2029 meet the policies for installed packages, i.e. no downgrades,
2030 no architecture change, no vendor change (see the first flags
2031 of this section). If the flag is not specified, the solver will
2032 enforce the installation of the best package ignoring the
2033 installed packages, which may conflict with the set policy.
2035 *SOLVER_FLAG_NO_AUTOTARGET*::
2036 Do not enable auto-targeting up update and distupgrade jobs. See
2037 the section on targeted updates for more information.
2041 *SOLVER_RULE_UNKNOWN*::
2042 A rule of an unknown class. You should never encounter those.
2045 A package dependency rule, called rpm rule for historical reasons.
2047 *SOLVER_RULE_UPDATE*::
2048 A rule to implement the update policy of installed packages. Every
2049 installed package has an update rule that consists of the packages
2050 that may replace the installed package.
2052 *SOLVER_RULE_FEATURE*::
2053 Feature rules are fallback rules used when a update rule is disabled. They
2054 include all packages that may replace the installed package ignoring the
2055 update policy, i.e. they contain downgrades, arch changes and so on.
2056 Without them, the solver would simply erase installed packages if their
2057 update rule gets disabled.
2060 Job rules implement the job given to the solver.
2062 *SOLVER_RULE_DISTUPGRADE*::
2063 This are simple negative assertions that make sure that only packages
2064 are kept that are also available in one of the repositories.
2066 *SOLVER_RULE_INFARCH*::
2067 Infarch rules are also negative assertions, they disallow the installation
2068 of packages when there are packages of the same name but with a better
2071 *SOLVER_RULE_CHOICE*::
2072 Choice rules are used to make sure that the solver prefers updating to
2073 installing different packages when some dependency is provided by
2074 multiple packages with different names. The solver may always break
2075 choice rules, so you will not see them when a problem is found.
2077 *SOLVER_RULE_LEARNT*::
2078 These rules are generated by the solver to keep it from running into
2079 the same problem multiple times when it has to backtrack. They are
2080 the main reason why a sat solver is faster then other dependency solver
2083 Special dependency rule types:
2085 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_NOT_INSTALLABLE*::
2086 This rule was added to prevent the installation of a package of an
2087 architecture that does not work on the system.
2089 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_NOTHING_PROVIDES_DEP*::
2090 The package contains a required dependency which was not provided by
2093 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_PACKAGE_REQUIRES*::
2094 Similar to SOLVER_RULE_RPM_NOTHING_PROVIDES_DEP, but in this case
2095 some packages provided the dependency but none of them could be
2096 installed due to other dependency issues.
2098 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_SELF_CONFLICT*::
2099 The package conflicts with itself. This is not allowed by older rpm
2102 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_PACKAGE_CONFLICT*::
2103 To fulfill the dependencies two packages need to be installed, but
2104 one of the packages contains a conflict with the other one.
2106 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_SAME_NAME*::
2107 The dependencies can only be fulfilled by multiple versions of
2108 a package, but installing multiple versions of the same package
2111 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_PACKAGE_OBSOLETES*::
2112 To fulfill the dependencies two packages need to be installed, but
2113 one of the packages obsoletes the other one.
2115 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_IMPLICIT_OBSOLETES*::
2116 To fulfill the dependencies two packages need to be installed, but
2117 one of the packages has provides a dependency that is obsoleted
2118 by the other one. See the POOL_FLAG_IMPLICITOBSOLETEUSESPROVIDES
2121 *SOLVER_RULE_RPM_INSTALLEDPKG_OBSOLETES*::
2122 To fulfill the dependencies a package needs to be installed that is
2123 obsoleted by an installed package. See the POOL_FLAG_NOINSTALLEDOBSOLETES
2126 *SOLVER_RULE_JOB_NOTHING_PROVIDES_DEP*::
2127 The user asked for installation of a package providing a specific
2128 dependency, but no available package provides it.
2130 *SOLVER_RULE_JOB_UNKNOWN_PACKAGE*::
2131 The user asked for installation of a package with a specific name,
2132 but no available package has that name.
2134 *SOLVER_RULE_JOB_PROVIDED_BY_SYSTEM*::
2135 The user asked for the erasure of a dependency that is provided by the
2136 system (i.e. for special hardware or language dependencies), this
2137 cannot be done with a job.
2139 *SOLVER_RULE_JOB_UNSUPPORTED*::
2140 The user asked for something that is not yet implemented, e.g. the
2141 installation of all packages at once.
2143 Policy error constants
2145 *POLICY_ILLEGAL_DOWNGRADE*::
2146 The solver ask for permission before downgrading packages.
2148 *POLICY_ILLEGAL_ARCHCHANGE*::
2149 The solver ask for permission before changing the architecture of installed
2152 *POLICY_ILLEGAL_VENDORCHANGE*::
2153 The solver ask for permission before changing the vendor of installed
2156 *POLICY_ILLEGAL_NAMECHANGE*::
2157 The solver ask for permission before replacing an installed packages with
2158 a package that has a different name.
2160 Solution element type constants
2162 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_JOB*::
2163 The problem can be solved by removing the specified job.
2165 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_POOLJOB*::
2166 The problem can be solved by removing the specified job that is defined
2169 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_INFARCH*::
2170 The problem can be solved by allowing the installation of the specified
2171 package with an inferior architecture.
2173 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_DISTUPGRADE*::
2174 The problem can be solved by allowing to keep the specified package
2177 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_BEST*::
2178 The problem can be solved by allowing to install the specified package
2179 that is not the best available package.
2181 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_ERASE*::
2182 The problem can be solved by allowing to erase the specified package.
2184 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_REPLACE*::
2185 The problem can be solved by allowing to replace the package with some
2188 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_REPLACE_DOWNGRADE*::
2189 The problem can be solved by allowing to replace the package with some
2190 other package that has a lower version.
2192 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_REPLACE_ARCHCHANGE*::
2193 The problem can be solved by allowing to replace the package with some
2194 other package that has a different architecture.
2196 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_REPLACE_VENDORCHANGE*::
2197 The problem can be solved by allowing to replace the package with some
2198 other package that has a different vendor.
2200 *SOLVER_SOLUTION_REPLACE_NAMECHANGE*::
2201 The problem can be solved by allowing to replace the package with some
2202 other package that has a different name.
2207 *SOLVER_REASON_UNRELATED*::
2208 The package status did not change as it was not related to any job.
2210 *SOLVER_REASON_UNIT_RULE*::
2211 The package was installed/erased/kept because of a unit rule, i.e. a rule
2212 where all literals but one were false.
2214 *SOLVER_REASON_KEEP_INSTALLED*::
2215 The package was chosen when trying to keep as many packages installed as
2218 *SOLVER_REASON_RESOLVE_JOB*::
2219 The decision happened to fulfill a job rule.
2221 *SOLVER_REASON_UPDATE_INSTALLED*::
2222 The decision happened to fulfill a package update request.
2224 *SOLVER_REASON_CLEANDEPS_ERASE*::
2225 The package was erased when cleaning up dependencies from other erased
2228 *SOLVER_REASON_RESOLVE*::
2229 The package was installed to fulfill package dependencies.
2231 *SOLVER_REASON_WEAKDEP*::
2232 The package was installed because of a weak dependency (Recommends or
2235 *SOLVER_REASON_RESOLVE_ORPHAN*::
2236 The decision about the package was made when deciding the fate of orphaned
2239 *SOLVER_REASON_RECOMMENDED*::
2240 This is a special case of SOLVER_REASON_WEAKDEP.
2242 *SOLVER_REASON_SUPPLEMENTED*::
2243 This is a special case of SOLVER_REASON_WEAKDEP.
2248 Pool *pool; /* read only */
2253 Back pointer to pool.
2257 int set_flag(int flag, int value)
2258 my $oldvalue = $solver->set_flag($flag, $value);
2259 oldvalue = solver.set_flag(flag, value)
2260 oldvalue = solver.set_flag(flag, value)
2262 int get_flag(int flag)
2263 my $value = $solver->get_flag($flag);
2264 value = solver.get_flag(flag)
2265 value = solver.get_flag(flag)
2267 Set/get a solver specific flag. The flags define the policies the solver has
2268 to obey. The flags are explained in the CONSTANTS section of this class.
2270 Problem *solve(Job *jobs)
2271 my @problems = $solver->solve(\@jobs);
2272 problems = solver.solve(jobs)
2273 problems = solver.solve(jobs)
2275 Solve a problem specified in the job list (plus the jobs defined in the pool).
2276 Returns an array of problems that need user interaction, or an empty array
2277 if no problems were encountered. See the Problem class on how to deal with
2280 Transaction transaction()
2281 my $trans = $solver->transaction();
2282 trans = solver.transaction()
2283 trans = solver.transaction()
2285 Return the transaction to implement the calculated package changes. A transaction
2286 is available even if problems were found, this is useful for interactive user
2287 interfaces that show both the job result and the problems.
2289 int reason = describe_decision(Solvable *s, Rule *OUTPUT)
2290 my ($reason, $rule) = $solver->describe_decision($solvable);
2291 (reason, rule) = solver.describe_decision(solvable)
2292 (reason, rule) = solver.describe_decision(solvable)
2294 Return the reason why a specific solvable was installed or erased. For most of
2295 the reasons the rule that triggered the decision is also returned.
2299 Problems are the way of the solver to interact with the user. You can simply list
2300 all problems and terminate your program, but a better way is to present solutions to
2301 the user and let him pick the ones he likes.
2305 Solver *solv; /* read only */
2310 Back pointer to solver object.
2312 Id id; /* read only */
2317 Id of the problem. The first problem has Id 1, they are numbered consecutively.
2321 Rule findproblemrule()
2322 my $probrule = $problem->findproblemrule();
2323 probrule = problem.findproblemrule()
2324 probrule = problem.findproblemrule()
2326 Return the rule that caused the problem. Of course in most situations there is no
2327 single responsible rule, but many rules that interconnect with each created the
2328 problem. Nevertheless, the solver uses some heuristic approach to find a rule
2329 that somewhat describes the problem best to the user.
2331 Rule *findallproblemrules(bool unfiltered = 0)
2332 my @probrules = $problem->findallproblemrules();
2333 probrules = problem.findallproblemrule()
2334 probrules = problem.findallproblemrule()
2336 Return all rules responsible for the problem. The returned set of rules contains
2337 all the needed information why there was a problem, but it's hard to present
2338 them to the user in a sensible way. The default is to filter out all update and
2339 job rules (unless the returned rules only consist of those types).
2341 Solution *solutions()
2342 my @solutions = $problem->solutions();
2343 solutions = problem.solutions()
2344 solutions = problem.solutions()
2346 Return an array containing multiple possible solutions to fix the problem. See
2347 the solution class for more information.
2349 int solution_count()
2350 my $cnt = $problem->solution_count();
2351 cnt = problem.solution_count()
2352 cnt = problem.solution_count()
2354 Return the number of solutions without creating solution objects.
2357 my $str = $problem->str;
2361 Return a string describing the problem. This is a convenience function, it is
2362 a shorthand for calling findproblemrule(), then ruleinfo() on the problem
2363 rule and problemstr() on the ruleinfo object.
2367 Rules are the basic block of sat solving. Each package dependency gets translated
2368 into one or multiple rules.
2372 Solver *solv; /* read only */
2377 Back pointer to solver object.
2379 Id id; /* read only */
2386 int type; /* read only */
2391 The basic type of the rule. See the constant section of the solver class for the type list.
2396 my $ruleinfo = $rule->info();
2397 ruleinfo = rule.info()
2398 ruleinfo = rule.info()
2400 Return a Ruleinfo object that contains information about why the rule was created. But
2401 see the allinfos() method below.
2403 Ruleinfo *allinfos()
2404 my @ruleinfos = $rule->allinfos();
2405 ruleinfos = rule.allinfos()
2406 ruleinfos = rule.allinfos()
2408 As the same dependency rule can get created because of multiple dependencies, one
2409 Ruleinfo is not enough to describe the reason. Thus the allinfos() method returns
2410 an array of all infos about a rule.
2413 if ($rule1 == $rule2)
2417 Two rules are equal if they belong to the same solver and have the same id.
2421 A Ruleinfo describes one reason why a rule was created.
2425 Solver *solv; /* read only */
2430 Back pointer to solver object.
2432 int type; /* read only */
2437 The type of the ruleinfo. See the constant section of the solver class for the
2438 rule type list and the special type list.
2440 Dep *dep; /* read only */
2445 The dependency leading to the creation of the rule.
2447 Dep *dep_id; /* read only */
2448 $ruleinfo->{'dep_id'}
2452 The Id of the dependency leading to the creation of the rule, or zero.
2454 Solvable *solvable; /* read only */
2455 $ruleinfo->{solvable}
2459 The involved Solvable, e.g. the one containing the dependency.
2461 Solvable *othersolvable; /* read only */
2462 $ruleinfo->{othersolvable}
2463 ruleinfo.othersolvable
2464 ruleinfo.othersolvable
2466 The other involved Solvable (if any), e.g. the one containing providing
2467 the dependency for conflicts.
2469 const char *problemstr();
2470 my $str = $ruleinfo->problemstr();
2471 str = ruleinfo.problemstr()
2472 str = ruleinfo.problemstr()
2474 A string describing the ruleinfo from a problem perspective. This probably
2475 only makes sense if the rule is part of a problem.
2479 A solution solves one specific problem. It consists of multiple solution elements
2480 that all need to be executed.
2484 Solver *solv; /* read only */
2489 Back pointer to solver object.
2491 Id problemid; /* read only */
2492 $solution->{problemid}
2496 Id of the problem the solution solves.
2498 Id id; /* read only */
2503 Id of the solution. The first solution has Id 1, they are numbered consecutively.
2507 Solutionelement *elements(bool expandreplaces = 0)
2508 my @solutionelements = $solution->elements();
2509 solutionelements = solution.elements()
2510 solutionelements = solution.elements()
2512 Return an array containing the elements describing what needs to be done to
2513 implement the specific solution. If expandreplaces is true, elements of type
2514 SOLVER_SOLUTION_REPLACE will be replaced by one or more elements replace
2515 elements describing the policy mismatches.
2518 my $cnt = $solution->solution_count();
2519 cnt = solution.element_count()
2520 cnt = solution.element_count()
2522 Return the number of solution elements without creating objects. Note that the
2523 count does not match the number of objects returned by the elements() method
2524 of expandreplaces is set to true.
2527 The Solutionelement Class
2528 -------------------------
2529 A solution element describes a single action of a solution. The action is always
2530 either to remove one specific job or to add a new job that installs or erases
2531 a single specific package.
2535 Solver *solv; /* read only */
2536 $solutionelement->{solv}
2537 solutionelement.solv
2538 solutionelement.solv
2540 Back pointer to solver object.
2542 Id problemid; /* read only */
2543 $solutionelement->{problemid}
2544 solutionelement.problemid
2545 solutionelement.problemid
2547 Id of the problem the element (partly) solves.
2549 Id solutionid; /* read only */
2550 $solutionelement->{solutionid}
2551 solutionelement.solutionid
2552 solutionelement.solutionid
2554 Id of the solution the element is a part of.
2556 Id id; /* read only */
2557 $solutionelement->{id}
2561 Id of the solution element. The first element has Id 1, they are numbered consecutively.
2563 Id type; /* read only */
2564 $solutionelement->{type}
2565 solutionelement.type
2566 solutionelement.type
2568 Type of the solution element. See the constant section of the solver class for the
2571 Solvable *solvable; /* read only */
2572 $solutionelement->{solvable}
2573 solutionelement.solvable
2574 solutionelement.solvable
2576 The installed solvable that needs to be replaced for replacement elements.
2578 Solvable *replacement; /* read only */
2579 $solutionelement->{replacement}
2580 solutionelement.replacement
2581 solutionelement.replacement
2583 The solvable that needs to be installed to fix the problem.
2585 int jobidx; /* read only */
2586 $solutionelement->{jobidx}
2587 solutionelement.jobidx
2588 solutionelement.jobidx
2590 The index of the job that needs to be removed to fix the problem, or -1 if the
2591 element is of another type. Note that it's better to change the job to SOLVER_NOOP
2592 type so that the numbering of other elements does not get disturbed. This
2593 method works both for types SOLVER_SOLUTION_JOB and SOLVER_SOLUTION_POOLJOB.
2597 Solutionelement *replaceelements()
2598 my @solutionelements = $solutionelement->replaceelements();
2599 solutionelements = solutionelement.replaceelements()
2600 solutionelements = solutionelement.replaceelements()
2602 If the solution element is of type SOLVER_SOLUTION_REPLACE, return an array of
2603 elements describing the policy mismatches, otherwise return a copy of the
2604 element. See also the ``expandreplaces'' option in the solution's elements()
2607 int illegalreplace()
2608 my $illegal = $solutionelement->illegalreplace();
2609 illegal = solutionelement.illegalreplace()
2610 illegal = solutionelement.illegalreplace()
2612 Return an integer that contains the policy mismatch bits or-ed together, or
2613 zero if there was no policy mismatch. See the policy error constants in
2617 my $job = $solutionelement->Job();
2618 illegal = solutionelement.Job()
2619 illegal = solutionelement.Job()
2621 Create a job that implements the solution element. Add this job to the array
2622 of jobs for all elements of type different to SOLVER_SOLUTION_JOB and
2623 SOLVER_SOLUTION_POOLJOB. For the later two, a SOLVER_NOOB Job is created,
2624 you should replace the old job with the new one.
2627 my $str = $solutionelement->str();
2628 str = solutionelement.str()
2629 str = solutionelement.str()
2631 A string describing the change the solution element consists of.
2633 The Transaction Class
2634 ---------------------
2635 Transactions describe the output of a solver run. A transaction contains
2636 a number of transaction elements, each either the installation of a new
2637 package or the removal of an already installed package. The Transaction
2638 class supports a classify() method that puts the elements into different
2639 groups so that a transaction can be presented to the user in a meaningful
2644 Transaction element types, both active and passive
2646 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_IGNORE*::
2647 This element does nothing. Used to map element types that do not match
2650 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_INSTALL*::
2651 This element installs a package.
2653 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_ERASE*::
2654 This element erases a package.
2656 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_MULTIINSTALL*::
2657 This element installs a package with a different version keeping the other
2660 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_MULTIREINSTALL*::
2661 This element reinstalls a installed package keeping the other versions
2664 Transaction element types, active view
2666 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_REINSTALL*::
2667 This element re-installs a package, i.e. installs the same package again.
2669 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_CHANGE*::
2670 This element installs a package with same name, version, architecture but
2673 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_UPGRADE*::
2674 This element installs a newer version of an installed package.
2676 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_DOWNGRADE*::
2677 This element installs a older version of an installed package.
2679 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_OBSOLETES*::
2680 This element installs a package that obsoletes an installed package.
2682 Transaction element types, passive view
2684 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_REINSTALLED*::
2685 This element re-installs a package, i.e. installs the same package again.
2687 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_CHANGED*::
2688 This element replaces an installed package with one of the same name,
2689 version, architecture but different content.
2691 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_UPGRADED*::
2692 This element replaces an installed package with a new version.
2694 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_DOWNGRADED*::
2695 This element replaces an installed package with an old version.
2697 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_OBSOLETED*::
2698 This element replaces an installed package with a package that obsoletes
2701 Pseudo element types for showing extra information used by classify()
2703 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_ARCHCHANGE*::
2704 This element replaces an installed package with a package of a different
2707 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_VENDORCHANGE*::
2708 This element replaces an installed package with a package of a different
2711 Transaction mode flags
2713 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_SHOW_ACTIVE*::
2714 Filter for active view types. The default is to return passive view type,
2715 i.e. to show how the installed packages get changed.
2717 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_SHOW_OBSOLETES*::
2718 Do not map the obsolete view type into INSTALL/ERASE elements.
2720 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_SHOW_ALL*::
2721 If multiple packages replace an installed package, only the best of them
2722 is kept as OBSOLETE element, the other ones are mapped to INSTALL/ERASE
2723 elements. This is because most applications want to show just one package
2724 replacing the installed one. The SOLVER_TRANSACTION_SHOW_ALL makes the
2725 library keep all OBSOLETE elements.
2727 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_SHOW_MULTIINSTALL*::
2728 The library maps MULTIINSTALL elements to simple INSTALL elements. This
2729 flag can be used to disable the mapping.
2731 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_CHANGE_IS_REINSTALL*::
2732 Use this flag if you want to map CHANGE elements to the REINSTALL type.
2734 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_OBSOLETE_IS_UPGRADE*::
2735 Use this flag if you want to map OBSOLETE elements to the UPGRADE type.
2737 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_MERGE_ARCHCHANGES*::
2738 Do not add extra categories for every architecture change, instead cumulate
2739 them in one category.
2741 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_MERGE_VENDORCHANGES*::
2742 Do not add extra categories for every vendor change, instead cumulate
2743 them in one category.
2745 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_RPM_ONLY*::
2746 Special view mode that just returns IGNORE, ERASE, INSTALL, MULTIINSTALL
2747 elements. Useful if you want to find out what to feed to the underlying
2750 Transaction order flags
2752 *SOLVER_TRANSACTION_KEEP_ORDERDATA*::
2753 Do not throw away the dependency graph used for ordering the transaction.
2754 This flag is needed if you want to do manual ordering.
2758 Pool *pool; /* read only */
2763 Back pointer to pool.
2772 Returns true if the transaction does not do anything, i.e. has no elements.
2774 Solvable *newsolvables();
2775 my @newsolvables = $trans->newsolvables();
2776 newsolvables = trans.newsolvables()
2777 newsolvables = trans.newsolvables()
2779 Return all packages that are to be installed by the transaction. This are
2780 the packages that need to be downloaded from the repositories.
2782 Solvable *keptsolvables();
2783 my @keptsolvables = $trans->keptsolvables();
2784 keptsolvables = trans.keptsolvables()
2785 keptsolvables = trans.keptsolvables()
2787 Return all installed packages that the transaction will keep installed.
2790 my @steps = $trans->steps();
2791 steps = trans.steps()
2792 steps = trans.steps()
2794 Return all solvables that need to be installed (if the returned solvable
2795 is not already installed) or erased (if the returned solvable is installed).
2796 A step is also called a transaction element.
2798 int steptype(Solvable *solvable, int mode)
2799 my $type = $trans->steptype($solvable, $mode);
2800 type = trans.steptype(solvable, mode)
2801 type = trans.steptype(solvable, mode)
2803 Return the transaction type of the specified solvable. See the CONSTANTS
2804 sections for the mode argument flags and the list of returned types.
2806 TransactionClass *classify(int mode = 0)
2807 my @classes = $trans->classify();
2808 classes = trans.classify()
2809 classes = trans.classify()
2811 Group the transaction elements into classes so that they can be displayed
2812 in a structured way. You can use various mapping mode flags to tweak
2813 the result to match your preferences, see the mode argument flag in
2814 the CONSTANTS section. See the TransactionClass class for how to deal
2815 with the returned objects.
2817 Solvable othersolvable(Solvable *solvable);
2818 my $other = $trans->othersolvable($solvable);
2819 other = trans.othersolvable(solvable)
2820 other = trans.othersolvable(solvable)
2822 Return the ``other'' solvable for a given solvable. For installed packages
2823 the other solvable is the best package with the same name that replaces
2824 the installed package, or the best package of the obsoleting packages if
2825 the package does not get replaced by one with the same name.
2827 For to be installed packages, the ``other'' solvable is the best installed
2828 package with the same name that will be replaced, or the best packages
2829 of all the packages that are obsoleted if the new package does not replace
2830 a package with the same name.
2832 Thus, the ``other'' solvable is normally the package that is also shown
2833 for a given package.
2835 Solvable *allothersolvables(Solvable *solvable);
2836 my @others = $trans->allothersolvables($solvable);
2837 others = trans.allothersolvables(solvable)
2838 others = trans.allothersolvables(solvable)
2840 For installed packages, returns all of the packages that replace us. For to
2841 be installed packages, returns all of the packages that the new package
2842 replaces. The special ``other'' solvable is always the first entry of the
2845 int calc_installsizechange();
2846 my $change = $trans->calc_installsizechange();
2847 change = trans.calc_installsizechange()
2848 change = trans.calc_installsizechange()
2850 Return the size change of the installed system in kilobytes (kibibytes).
2852 void order(int flags = 0);
2857 Order the steps in the transactions so that dependant packages are updated
2858 before packages that depend on them. For rpm, you can also use rpmlib's
2859 ordering functionality, debian's dpkg does not provide a way to order a
2862 === ACTIVE/PASSIVE VIEW ===
2864 Active view list what new packages get installed, while passive view shows
2865 what happens to the installed packages. Most often there's not much
2866 difference between the two modes, but things get interesting of multiple
2867 package get replaced by one new package. Say you have installed package
2868 A-1-1 and B-1-1, and now install A-2-1 with has a new dependency that
2869 obsoletes B. The transaction elements will be
2871 updated A-1-1 (other: A-2-1)
2872 obsoleted B-1-1 (other: A-2-1)
2874 in passive mode, but
2876 update A-2-1 (other: A-1-1)
2879 in active mode. If the mode contains SOLVER_TRANSACTION_SHOW_ALL, the
2880 passive mode list will be unchanged but the active mode list will just
2883 The Transactionclass Class
2884 --------------------------
2885 Objects of this type are returned by the classify() Transaction method.
2889 Transaction *transaction; /* read only */
2890 $class->{transaction}
2894 Back pointer to transaction object.
2896 int type; /* read only */
2901 The type of the transaction elements in the class.
2903 int count; /* read only */
2908 The number of elements in the class.
2910 const char *fromstr;
2915 The old vendor or architecture.
2922 The new vendor or architecture.
2929 The id of the old vendor or architecture.
2936 The id of the new vendor or architecture.
2941 my @solvables = $class->solvables();
2942 solvables = class.solvables()
2943 solvables = class.solvables()
2945 Return the solvables for all transaction elements in the class.
2949 Checksums (also called hashes) are used to make sure that downloaded data is
2950 not corrupt and also as a fingerprint mechanism to check if data has changed.
2952 === CLASS METHODS ===
2954 Chksum Chksum(Id type)
2955 my $chksum = solv::Chksum->new($type);
2956 chksum = solv.Chksum(type)
2957 chksum = Solv::Chksum.new(type)
2959 Create a checksum object. Currently the following types are supported:
2965 These keys are constants in the *solv* class.
2967 Chksum Chksum(Id type, const char *hex)
2968 my $chksum = solv::Chksum->new($type, $hex);
2969 chksum = solv.Chksum(type, hex)
2970 chksum = Solv::Chksum.new(type, hex)
2972 Create an already finalized checksum object.
2976 Id type; /* read only */
2981 Return the type of the checksum object.
2985 void add(const char *str)
2990 Add a string to the checksum.
2992 void add_fp(FILE *fp)
2993 $chksum->add_fp($file);
2997 Add the contents of a file to the checksum.
2999 void add_stat(const char *filename)
3000 $chksum->add_stat($filename);
3001 chksum.add_stat(filename)
3002 chksum.add_stat(filename)
3004 Stat the file and add the dev/ino/size/mtime member to the checksum. If the
3005 stat fails, the members are zeroed.
3007 void add_fstat(int fd)
3008 $chksum->add_fstat($fd);
3009 chksum.add_fstat(fd)
3010 chksum.add_fstat(fd)
3012 Same as add_stat, but instead of the filename a file descriptor is used.
3014 unsigned char *raw()
3015 my $raw = $chksum->raw();
3019 Finalize the checksum and return the result as raw bytes. This means that the
3020 result can contain NUL bytes or unprintable characters.
3023 my $raw = $chksum->hex();
3027 Finalize the checksum and return the result as hex string.
3030 if ($chksum1 == $chksum2)
3031 if chksum1 == chksum2:
3032 if chksum1 == chksum2
3034 Checksums are equal if they are of the same type and the finalized results are
3038 my $str = $chksum->str;
3042 If the checksum is finished, the checksum is returned as "<type>:<hex>" string.
3043 Otherwise "<type>:unfinished" is returned.
3048 This functions were added because libsolv uses standard *FILE* pointers to
3049 read/write files, but languages like perl have their own implementation of
3050 files. The libsolv functions also support decompression and compression, the
3051 algorithm is selected by looking at the file name extension.
3053 FILE *xfopen(char *fn, char *mode = "r")
3054 my $file = solv::xfopen($path);
3055 file = solv.xfopen(path)
3056 file = Solv::xfopen(path)
3058 Open a file at the specified path. The `mode` argument is passed on to the
3061 FILE *xfopen_fd(char *fn, int fileno)
3062 my $file = solv::xfopen_fd($path, $fileno);
3063 file = solv.xfopen_fd(path, fileno)
3064 file = Solv::xfopen_fd(path, fileno)
3066 Create a file handle from the specified file descriptor. The path argument is
3067 only used to select the correct (de-)compression algorithm, use an empty path
3068 if you want to make sure to read/write raw data.
3073 my $fileno = $file->fileno();
3074 fileno = file.fileno()
3075 fileno = file.fileno()
3077 Return file file descriptor of the file. If the file is not open, `-1` is
3081 my $fileno = $file->dup();
3085 Return a copy of the descriptor of the file. If the file is not open, `-1` is
3093 Flush the file. Returns false if there was an error. Flushing a closed file
3094 always returns true.
3101 Close the file. This is needed for languages like Ruby, that do not destruct
3102 objects right after they are no longer referenced. In that case, it is good
3103 style to close open files so that the file descriptors are freed right away.
3104 Returns false if there was an error.
3109 The Repodata stores attributes for packages and the repository itself, each
3110 repository can have multiple repodata areas. You normally only need to
3111 directly access them if you implement lazy downloading of repository data.
3112 Repodata areas are created by calling the repository's add_repodata() method
3113 or by using repo_add methods without the REPO_REUSE_REPODATA or REPO_USE_LOADING
3118 Repo *repo; /* read only */
3123 Back pointer to repository object.
3125 Id id; /* read only */
3130 The id of the repodata area. Repodata ids of different repositories overlap.
3135 $data->internalize();
3139 Internalize newly added data. The lookup functions will only see the new data
3140 after it has been internalized.
3142 bool write(FILE *fp);
3147 Write the contents of the repodata area as solv file.
3149 bool add_solv(FILE *fp, int flags = 0);
3150 $data->add_solv($fp);
3154 Replace a stub repodata object with the data from a solv file. This method
3155 automatically adds the REPO_USE_LOADING flag. It should only be used from
3158 void create_stubs();
3159 $data->create_stubs()
3163 Create stub repodatas from the information stored in the repodata meta
3166 void extend_to_repo();
3167 $data->extend_to_repo();
3168 data.extend_to_repo()
3169 data.extend_to_repo()
3171 Extend the repodata so that it has the same size as the repo it belongs to.
3172 This method is only needed when switching to a just written repodata extension
3173 to make the repodata match the written extension (which is always of the
3177 if ($data1 == $data2)
3181 Two repodata objects are equal if they belong to the same repository and have
3184 === DATA RETRIEVAL METHODS ===
3186 const char *lookup_str(Id solvid, Id keyname)
3187 my $string = $data->lookup_str($solvid, $keyname);
3188 string = data.lookup_str(solvid, keyname)
3189 string = data.lookup_str(solvid, keyname)
3191 Id *lookup_idarray(Id solvid, Id keyname)
3192 my @ids = $data->lookup_idarray($solvid, $keyname);
3193 ids = data.lookup_idarray(solvid, keyname)
3194 ids = data.lookup_idarray(solvid, keyname)
3196 Chksum lookup_checksum(Id solvid, Id keyname)
3197 my $chksum = $data->lookup_checksum($solvid, $keyname);
3198 chksum = data.lookup_checksum(solvid, keyname)
3199 chksum = data.lookup_checksum(solvid, keyname)
3201 Lookup functions. Return the data element stored in the specified solvable.
3202 The methods probably only make sense to retrieve data from the special
3203 SOLVID_META solvid that stores repodata meta information.
3205 === DATA STORAGE METHODS ===
3207 void set_id(Id solvid, Id keyname, DepId id);
3208 $data->set_id($solvid, $keyname, $id);
3209 data.set_id(solvid, keyname, id)
3210 data.set_id(solvid, keyname, id)
3212 void set_str(Id solvid, Id keyname, const char *str);
3213 $data->set_str($solvid, $keyname, $str);
3214 data.set_str(solvid, keyname, str)
3215 data.set_str(solvid, keyname, str)
3217 void set_poolstr(Id solvid, Id keyname, const char *str);
3218 $data->set_poolstr($solvid, $keyname, $str);
3219 data.set_poolstr(solvid, keyname, str)
3220 data.set_poolstr(solvid, keyname, str)
3222 void set_checksum(Id solvid, Id keyname, Chksum *chksum);
3223 $data->set_checksum($solvid, $keyname, $chksum);
3224 data.set_checksum(solvid, keyname, chksum)
3225 data.set_checksum(solvid, keyname, chksum)
3227 void add_idarray(Id solvid, Id keyname, DepId id);
3228 $data->add_idarray($solvid, $keyname, $id);
3229 data.add_idarray(solvid, keyname, id)
3230 data.add_idarray(solvid, keyname, id)
3233 my $handle = $data->new_handle();
3234 handle = data.new_handle()
3235 handle = data.new_handle()
3237 void add_flexarray(Id solvid, Id keyname, Id handle);
3238 $data->add_flexarray($solvid, $keyname, $handle);
3239 data.add_flexarray(solvid, keyname, handle)
3240 data.add_flexarray(solvid, keyname, handle)
3242 Data storage methods. Probably only useful to store data in the special
3243 SOLVID_META solvid that stores repodata meta information. Note that
3244 repodata areas can have their own Id pool (see the REPO_LOCALPOOL flag),
3245 so be careful if you need to store ids. Arrays are created by calling
3246 the add function for every element. A flexarray is an array of
3247 sub-structures, call new_handle to create a new structure, use the
3248 handle as solvid to fill the structure with data and call add_flexarray
3249 to put the structure in an array.
3254 Datapos objects describe a specific position in the repository data area.
3255 Thus they are only valid until the repository is modified in some way.
3256 Datapos objects can be created by the pos() and parentpos() methods of
3257 a Datamatch object or by accessing the ``meta'' attribute of a repository.
3261 Repo *repo; /* read only */
3266 Back pointer to repository object.
3270 Dataiterator(Id keyname, const char *match, int flags)
3271 my $di = $datapos->Dataiterator($keyname, $match, $flags);
3272 di = datapos.Dataiterator(keyname, match, flags)
3273 di = datapos.Dataiterator(keyname, match, flags)
3275 Create a Dataiterator at the position of the datapos object.
3277 const char *lookup_deltalocation(unsigned int *OUTPUT);
3278 my ($location, $medianr) = $datapos->lookup_deltalocation();
3279 location, medianr = datapos.lookup_deltalocation()
3280 location, medianr = datapos.lookup_deltalocation()
3282 Return a tuple containing the on-media location and an optional media number
3283 for a delta rpm. This obviously only works if the data position points to
3284 structure describing a delta rpm.
3286 const char *lookup_deltaseq();
3287 my $seq = $datapos->lookup_deltaseq();
3288 seq = datapos.lookup_deltaseq();
3289 seq = datapos.lookup_deltaseq();
3291 Return the delta rpm sequence from the structure describing a delta rpm.
3293 === DATA RETRIEVAL METHODS ===
3295 const char *lookup_str(Id keyname)
3296 my $string = $datapos->lookup_str($keyname);
3297 string = datapos.lookup_str(keyname)
3298 string = datapos.lookup_str(keyname)
3300 Id lookup_id(Id solvid, Id keyname)
3301 my $id = $datapos->lookup_id($keyname);
3302 id = datapos.lookup_id(keyname)
3303 id = datapos.lookup_id(keyname)
3305 unsigned long long lookup_num(Id keyname, unsigned long long notfound = 0)
3306 my $num = $datapos->lookup_num($keyname);
3307 num = datapos.lookup_num(keyname)
3308 num = datapos.lookup_num(keyname)
3310 bool lookup_void(Id keyname)
3311 my $bool = $datapos->lookup_void($keyname);
3312 bool = datapos.lookup_void(keyname)
3313 bool = datapos.lookup_void(keyname)
3315 Id *lookup_idarray(Id keyname)
3316 my @ids = $datapos->lookup_idarray($keyname);
3317 ids = datapos.lookup_idarray(keyname)
3318 ids = datapos.lookup_idarray(keyname)
3320 Chksum lookup_checksum(Id keyname)
3321 my $chksum = $datapos->lookup_checksum($keyname);
3322 chksum = datapos.lookup_checksum(keyname)
3323 chksum = datapos.lookup_checksum(keyname)
3325 Lookup functions. Note that the returned Ids are always translated into
3326 the Ids of the global pool even if the repodata area contains its own pool.
3328 Dataiterator Dataiterator(Id keyname, const char *match = 0, int flags = 0)
3329 my $di = $datapos->Dataiterator($keyname, $match, $flags);
3330 di = datapos.Dataiterator(keyname, match, flags)
3331 di = datapos.Dataiterator(keyname, match, flags)
3337 Iterate over the matching data elements. See the Dataiterator class for more
3342 Michael Schroeder <mls@suse.de>