Use postgres deb version compare function to add dependency solving
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Description
Author: @quba42 (quba42)
Redmine Issue: 6902, https://pulp.plan.io/issues/6902
There is a DebVersion extension that allows for comparison operations between Debian package versions directly in postgres.
This has been successfully packaged for Katello.
pulp_deb could also benefit from this existing work.
Contributor guide
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
Start by locating the pulp_deb dependency-solving entry points and any existing Debian version comparison logic. Review how the PostgreSQL DebVersion extension is packaged or used in the project, then define the dependency-solving behavior and validation needed before implementation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- postgresql, python
- Domain
- backend, databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100