rpm/Perl-RPM/RPM.pm

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Perl

package RPM;
use 5.005;
use strict;
use subs qw(bootstrap_Constants bootstrap_Header bootstrap_Database);
use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK);
require DynaLoader;
require Exporter;
@ISA = qw(Exporter DynaLoader);
$VERSION = do { my @r=(q$Revision: 1.17 $=~/\d+/g); sprintf "%d."."%02d"x$#r,@r };
@EXPORT = qw(rpm_osname rpm_archname);
@EXPORT_OK = (@EXPORT, 'vercmp');
bootstrap RPM;
# These are stubs into the sub-module bootstraps, hacked into RPM.xs
bootstrap_Constants();
bootstrap_Header();
bootstrap_Database();
bootstrap_Error();
#bootstrap_Package($VERSION);
1;
###############################################################################
#
# Sub Name: vercmp
#
# Description: Compare two sets of version/release values as though they
# were from headers.
#
# Arguments: NAME IN/OUT TYPE DESCRIPTION
# $verA in scalar First version component
# $relA in scalar First release component
# $verB in scalar Second version component
# $relB in scalar Second release component
#
# Globals: None.
#
# Environment: None.
#
# Returns: -1, 0 or 1, as a comparison operator
#
###############################################################################
sub vercmp
{
my ($verA, $relA, $verB, $relB) = @_;
require RPM::Header unless $INC{'RPM/Header.pm'};
my $headA = new RPM::Header;
my $headB = new RPM::Header;
$headA->{version} = $verA;
$headA->{release} = $relA;
$headB->{version} = $verB;
$headB->{release} = $relB;
$headA->cmpver($headB);
}
__END__
=head1 NAME
RPM - Perl interface to the API for the RPM Package Manager
=head1 DESCRIPTION
The B<Perl-RPM> package is an extension for natively linking the
functionality of the B<RPM Package Manager> with the extension facility of
Perl. The aim is to offer all the functionality made available via the C
API in the form of Perl object classes.
At present, the package-manipulation functionality is not yet implemented.
The B<RPM::Database> and B<RPM::Header> packages do provide access to the
information contained within the database of installed packages, and
individual package headers, respectively. The B<RPM::Error> package is
available, which provides support routines for signaling and catching
errors. Additionally, there is the B<RPM::Constants> package which provides
a number of values from the B<rpm> library, referred to by the same name used
at the C level.
=head1 UTILITY FUNCTIONS
The following utility functions are exported by default from B<RPM>:
=over
=item rpm_osname
Returns the text name of the O/S, as derived from the B<rpm> configuration
files. This is the O/S token that B<rpm> will use to refer to the running
system.
=item rpm_archname
As above, but returns the architecture string instead. Again, this may not
directly match the running system, but rather is the value that B<rpm> is
using. B<rpm> will use the lowest-matching architecture whenever possible,
for maximum cross-platform compatibility.
=back
The following utility function may be explicitly requested via B<use> or
B<import>:
=over vercmp($verA, $relA, $verB, $relB)
Allows RPM-style comparison of version/release pairs without having the full
B<RPM::Header> objects in memory. This enables programs to compare versions
without having to worry about how RPM handles the mixture of alphanumeric
cases that are supported internally. The return value is -1, 0 or 1, as with
any comparison operator. This is purposefully named differently from the
B<cmpver> method in B<RPM::Header> so as to avoid confusion.
=back
=head1 DIAGNOSTICS
When an error occurs in either the C-level B<rpm> library or internally
within these libraries, it is made available via a special dual-nature
variable B<$RPM::err>. When evaluated in a numeric context, it returns the
integer code value of the error. When taken in a string context, it returns
the text message associated with the error. This is intended to closely
mimic the behavior of the special Perl variable "C<$!>".
=head1 CAVEATS
This is currently regarded as alpha-quality software. The interface is
subject to change in future releases.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<RPM::Constants>, L<RPM::Database>, L<RPM::Error>, L<RPM::Header>,
L<perl>, L<rpm>
=head1 AUTHOR
Randy J. Ray <rjray@blackperl.com>
=cut