From bbd778e9d8d66e0dd636c52e120476389fd8d18c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: marc Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 02:20:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] added stuff for Serial and PGP signatures CVS patchset: 304 CVS date: 1996/02/19 02:20:21 --- NEWS | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 702a63c..1068648 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -15,10 +15,26 @@ New in RPM 2.0 (or previously undocumented): *** Verify +*** PGP Signatures + +RPM now supports optional PGP signatures embedded in RPM packages. +Only 1024 bit keys are supported, and the signature "covers" the +header and archive sections of the package. The "lead", which +makes up the first 96 bytes of every package is not covered by +the signature. This should not be cause for alarm as the lead +is only used by file(1), and by RPM to determine the package type +(either source or binary) and architecture. + *** Spec file (RPM building) . Summary: ... - A one (short) line description of the package + A one (short) line description of the package. This field + takes over what Description used to do, but is limited to + a single line. For an interim period, if the Summary is + not defined the description will be used instead. + +. Description: ... + An optional mulit-line description of the package. . Packager: ... Name and email address of the person who "maintains" the RPM @@ -26,6 +42,12 @@ New in RPM 2.0 (or previously undocumented): . URL: ... A place to put a URL for more info on the package (http://...) +. Serial: ... + This number should be monotonically increasing with each new + release of the package. If present, it will be used by RPM + to define an ordering. If not present RPM tries to determine + the ordering from the Version field. + . %package -n foo Builds "subpackage" with name foo-Version-Release @@ -40,6 +62,6 @@ New in RPM 2.0 (or previously undocumented): Exclusive: + . %clean - executed after all packaging is finished + Executed after all packaging is finished . %changelog -- 2.7.4