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Subject:    Re: F24 System Wide Change: Change Proposal Name NewRpmDBFormat
From:       drago01 <drago01 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2016-01-11 20:29:54
Message-ID: CAMqY-Fe_9tRA6vRUU6yoEk-JGWsmvgk-kAcKuhU2dDCw0P4rRA () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Jan Kurik <jkurik@redhat.com> wrote:
> = Proposed System Wide Change: Change Proposal Name NewRpmDBFormat =
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/NewRpmDBFormat
>
> Change owner(s):
> * Florian Festi < ffesti AT redhat DOT com >
>
>
> Change format of the RPM Database from Berkeley DB to RPM's own format.
>
> == Detailed Description ==
> The current implementation of the RPM Database is based on Berkeley
> DB. There are doubts about the its future and level of maintenance. In
> addition rpm's use of the database has multiple issues on its own. As
> a result RPM upstream is working to replace the database format with a
> new implementation.
>
> == Scope ==
> Proposal owners:
> * Test and release the already implemented database format.
> * Make sure it is supported by all important tools
>   - Tools using librpm should not be affected
>   - Libsolv is the most prominent tool accessing the rpmdb directly
> and needs adjustment
> *Tooling for converting existing databases.

How will this work for upgrades? Is a db conversation needed before
the upgrade? Or can it be done afterwards?
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