X-Git-Url: http://review.tizen.org/git/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=db680c497bda9346d91d366b55712423fe4cf993;hb=26781f8c44b4495fba2d0f4a39fe6379b08f32ce;hp=3d3c58b59b95f73decb4672016ecb917265fd6d4;hpb=a93c3e92feab114805dd38d13eda78ad1af5fdff;p=platform%2Fupstream%2Flibsolv.git diff --git a/README b/README index 3d3c58b..db680c4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,23 +1,46 @@ This is libsolv, a free package dependency solver using a satisfiability -algorihtm. +algorithm. -This code is based on two major, but independent, blocks: +The code is based on two major, but independent, blocks: -1. Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package - and dependency information. + 1. Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package + and dependency information. -2. Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for - resolving package dependencies. + 2. Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for + resolving package dependencies. -Google for 'sat solver' to get links to the theory behind it. +The sat-solver code has been written to aim for the newest packages, +record the decision tree to provide introspection, and also allows to +provide the user with suggestions on how to deal with unsolvable +problems. It also takes advantage of the repository storage to +minimize memory usage. + +Supported package formats: + + - rpm/rpm5 + - deb + - arch linux + - haiku + +Supported repository formats: + + - rpmmd (primary, filelists, comps, deltainfo/presto, updateinfo) + - susetags, suse product formats + - mandriva/mageia (synthesis, info, files) + - arch linux + - red carpet helix format + - haiku + +Build instructions +================== Requires: cmake 2.4.x -mkdir build -cd build -cmake .. -make + mkdir build + cd build + cmake .. + make -To create a package: -make srcpackage -see package/ +//// +vim: syntax=asciidoc +////