F41 Change Proposal: RPM 4.20 (System-Wide)
Wiki - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RPM-4.20
== Summary ==
Update RPM to the up coming [https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.20.0
4.20] release.
== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:ffesti| Florian Festi]]
* Email: ffesti(a)redhat.com
== Detailed Description ==
RPM 4.20 contains various improvements over previous versions.
* Hands-free packaging
** [https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/issues/1087
Declarative build system]
** Dynamic spec generation extended
** [https://github.com/orgs/rpm-software-management/projects/16/views/1
File trigger scriptlet arguments]
** [https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/issues/782 Support
for spec local dependency generators]
** [https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/issues/2816 Support
for sysusers 'm' directive]
** [https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/issues/2078
Guaranteed per-build directory]
* [https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/issues/1536 Public plugin API]
* Increased install scriptlet isolation
([https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/issues/2632 #2632],
[https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/issues/2665 #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: [https://pagure.io/releng/issues #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/
== Release Notes ==
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Aoife Moloney
Fedora Operations Architect
Fedora Project
Matrix: @amoloney:fedora.im
IRC: amoloney