indygreg / indygreg/linux-packaging-rs
Restore RPM reading functionality
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 41
- Forks
- 17
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
I had to rip out RPM reading support from linux-package-analyzer because the rpm-rs crate appears to be unmaintained and its lack of modern dependencies is making it difficult to keep dependencies modern.
This issue tracks restoring the functionality.
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by inspecting the repository history and current package-reading code to identify the removed RPM path and assess replacement dependency options. Done means RPM packages can be read again using maintainable, modern dependencies.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100