support for .solv

[Jonathan R]

with the advent of openSUSE 11.0, in the rpm-md of a repo there is now a file with the extension .solv. The .solv file is not human readable, and offers a greater compression than is being currently implemented via smart. Here is an example of such a file http://download.opensuse-id.org/repositories/FATE/openSUSE_Factory/repodata/

[Anders F Björklund (afb)]

The solv files are read with libzypp, afaik the xml metadata will still be there

[Anders F Björklund (afb)]

http://svn.opensuse.org/svn/zypp/trunk/libzypp-bindings/examples/python/

[Jonathan R (linux-learner)]

Yes, they are read with libzypp. I'd still like to see smart take advantage
of this file.

On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:02 AM, Anders F Björklund <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> The solv files are read with libzypp, afaik the xml metadata will still
> be there
>
> ** Changed in: smart
> Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
>
> --
> support for .solv
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/251020
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Smart
> Package Manager Team, which is the registrant for Smart Package Manager.
>
> Status in Smart Package Manager: New
>
> Bug description:
> with the advent of openSUSE 11.0, in the rpm-md of a repo there is now a
> file with the extension .solv. The .solv file is not human readable, and
> offers a greater compression than is being currently implemented via smart.
> Here is an example of such a file
> http://download.opensuse-id.org/repositories/FATE/openSUSE_Factory/repodata/
>

[Anders F Björklund (afb)]

As far as I understand zypp/RepoManager, the solv file is just a libzypp cache of the other repodata and not for distribution