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Server: rpm5.org Name: Pinto Elia
Root: /v/rpm/cvs Email: devzero2...@rpm5.org
Module: rpm Date: 11-May-2011 11:24:04
Branch: rpm-5_4 Handle: 2011051109240301
Modified files: (Branch: rpm-5_4)
rpm CHANGES
rpm/doc rpm.8
Log:
document --whatneeds and --needswhat
(ref. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=142651)
I think it's best to document the feature
and not what should belong to the ugly tricks department
Submitted by: Elia Pinto
Summary:
Revision Changes Path
1.3501.2.124+2 -0 rpm/CHANGES
1.38.2.1 +10 -1 rpm/doc/rpm.8
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patch -p0 <<'@@ .'
Index: rpm/CHANGES
============================================================================
$ cvs diff -u -r1.3501.2.123 -r1.3501.2.124 CHANGES
--- rpm/CHANGES 10 May 2011 02:46:42 -0000 1.3501.2.123
+++ rpm/CHANGES 11 May 2011 09:24:03 -0000 1.3501.2.124
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
5.4.0 -> 5.4.1:
+ - devzero2000: document --whatneeds and --needswhat
+ (ref. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=142651)
- proyvind: fix an extremely subtle, corner-case memleak in
parsePreamble.c
- jbj: dreamplug: build options.
- jbj: openmamba: explicit neon linkage isn't right solution,
revert/todo++.
@@ .
patch -p0 <<'@@ .'
Index: rpm/doc/rpm.8
============================================================================
$ cvs diff -u -r1.38 -r1.38.2.1 rpm.8
--- rpm/doc/rpm.8 21 Sep 2010 16:08:32 -0000 1.38
+++ rpm/doc/rpm.8 11 May 2011 09:24:04 -0000 1.38.2.1
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
\fBrpm\fR's internal
\fBftp\fR and
\fBhttp\fR
-client support. The \fIPACKAGE_FILE\fR argument(s),
+client support. /--rqThe \fIPACKAGE_FILE\fR argument(s),
if not a binary package, will be interpreted as an ASCII package
manifest. Comments are permitted, starting with a '#', and each
line of a package manifest file may include white space separated
@@ -538,11 +538,20 @@
Query packages that are triggered by package(s)
\fIPACKAGE_NAME\fR.
.TP
+\fB-\-needswhat \fIPACKAGE_NAME\fB\fR
+List prerequisite packages of package(s)
+\fIPACKAGE_NAME\fR.
+.TP
\fB-\-whatprovides \fICAPABILITY\fB\fR
Query all packages that provide the \fICAPABILITY\fR capability.
.TP
\fB-\-whatrequires \fICAPABILITY\fB\fR
Query all packages that require \fICAPABILITY\fR for proper functioning.
+.br
+Note that this does not return what requires a given package.
+A package usually provides multiple capabilities and file-names on which
+other packages may depend. To see the complete dependencies
+for a capability, use \fB--whatneeds \fICAPABILITY\fB\fR
.SS "PACKAGE QUERY OPTIONS:"
.PP
.TP
@@ .
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