> We've managed to drop a lot of redundant code across the whole DNF stack > in the past years, but we have reached a point when it's nearly > impossible to consolidate the code any further without breaking the > API/ABI. Especially with PackageKit being dead[1], we can't move with > the old "libhif" API in libdnf, because making any bigger changes to > PackageKit is clearly out of scope. > > [1] > https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2019/02/14/packagekit-is-dead-long-live-w... > *Ahem* See the comments on the above links an the github is still active https://github.com/hughsie/PackageKit The main issue related to PackageKit linked libdnf was the lack of synchronization of the database. PackageKit was made to be cross-platform for distributions with minimum reliance on specific distribution command, Losing PackageKit would lead to yet another step back with multiple commands difficult to remember thus another fragmentation. _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
