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Revision as of 13:34, 20 March 2024
RPM 4.20
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee.
Summary
Update RPM to the up coming 4.20 release.
Owner
- Name: Florian Festi
- Email: ffesti@redhat.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora Linux 41
- Last updated: 2024-03-20
- [<will be assigned by the Wrangler> devel thread]
- FESCo issue: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
- Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
Detailed Description
RPM 4.20 contains various improvements over previous versions.
- Hands-free packaging
- Public plugin API
- Increased install scriptlet isolation (#2632, #2665)
The 4.20 alpha release is expected in late March/early April and the final release is expected in time for the Fedora 41 release cycle as usual.
Feedback
Benefit to Fedora
This release comes with many improvements. It opens the possibility for Fedora to adopt the new major features mentioned above.
Scope
- Proposal owners:
- Release RPM 4.20 alpha
- Rebase RPM in rawhide
- Assist with dealing with incompatibilities
- Other developers:
- Test new release, report issues and bugs
- Release engineering: #Releng issue number
- Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
- Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
- Alignment with Community Initiatives: None
Upgrade/compatibility impact
How To Test
Rpm receives a thorough and constant testing via every single package build, system installs and updates. New features can be tested specifically as per their documentation.
User Experience
There are no major differences in the normal user experience.
Dependencies
Contingency Plan
- Contingency mechanism: Revert back to RPM 4.19
- Contingency deadline: Beta freeze
- Blocks release? No
Documentation
Release notes at https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.20.0 (still tbd) and reference manual at https://rpm-software-management.github.io/rpm/manual/