Michael Schwendt wrote:
Similarly, there are much better ways how to query a package for who
made it. Vendor and Packager information and signature are
available. Let's put them to good effect, please.
Sure, let's use those too.
But there is a real use to having it in the filename and EVR info,
despite the fact that we're using the release tag for something it wasn't
designed for.
There is no use for repo tags in EVR info.
sorry, i need an overview.
$ rpm --querytags
[...]
examples without repo-packages:
"filenames"
"name epoch:version.release"
"name ditribution vendor packager"
$ rpm -q kernel httpd squirrelmail xorg-x11
kernel-2.6.9-1.667
kernel-2.6.9-1.681_FC3
httpd-2.0.52-3.1
squirrelmail-1.4.3a-6.FC3
xorg-x11-6.8.1-12.FC3.21
$ rpm -q --qf "%{name}\n %{epoch} : %{version} . %{release} \n" kernel
httpd squirrelmail xorg-x11
kernel
(none) : 2.6.9 . 1.667
kernel
(none) : 2.6.9 . 1.681_FC3
httpd
(none) : 2.0.52 . 3.1
squirrelmail
(none) : 1.4.3a . 6.FC3
xorg-x11
(none) : 6.8.1 . 12.FC3.21
$ rpm -q --qf "%{name}\n %{distribution}\n %{vendor}\n %{packager}\n\n"
kernel httpd squirrelmail xorg-x11
kernel
Red Hat (FC-3)
Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
kernel
Red Hat (FC-3)
Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
httpd
Red Hat (FC-3)
Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
squirrelmail
Red Hat (FC-3)
Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
xorg-x11
Red Hat (FC-3)
Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
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