[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] Report meaningful operation names in syslog output (PR #4215)

Michal Domonkos notifications at github.com
Mon May 25 16:14:45 UTC 2026


@dmnks commented on this pull request.



> +    int downgrade = 0;
+    rpmver av = rpmverParse(rpmteEVR(a));
+    rpmver bv = rpmverParse(rpmteEVR(b));
+
+    if (av && bv && rpmverCmp(av, bv) < 0)
+	downgrade = 1;
+
+    rpmverFree(av);
+    rpmverFree(bv);
+    return downgrade;
+}
+
+static char *getOp(rpmts ts, rpmte te)
+{
+    char *ret = NULL;
+    char *note = NULL;

This `note` variable looks like a remnant of some older WIP version as it's not used anywhere 😄 

> +	} else {
+	    op = "erase";
+	}
+	break;
+    case TR_RPMDB:
+	/* not an operation */
+	break;
+    case TR_RESTORED:
+	op = "restore";
+	break;
+    default:
+	op = "<unknown>";
+	break;
+    }
+
+    if (op && ret == NULL) {

Another leftover, I guess: `ret` is always `NULL` here.

>  {
+    rpmte dep = NULL;
+
+    if (rpmteDependsOn(te) == NULL) {

Isn't this outer check redundant? It seems like a `TR_ADDED` element never has the `depends` member set...

> +The package level output during transactions is as follows:
+
+_OPERATION_ _NEVRA_ [*(from:* _RELNEVRA_*)*]
+
+_OPERATION_ is one of:
+- *cleanup*: cleanup of the previous version in *upgrade* or *downgrade*
+- *downgrade*: downgrade an installed package to an older version
+- *erase*: erase package from the system
+- *install*: install a new package on the system
+- *replace*: replace a previously installed package with another one
+- *restore*: restore permissions and similar on an installed package
+- *upgrade*: upgrade an installed package to a newer version
+
+_NEVRA_ is the package identifier. Operations *downgrade*, *replace* and
+*upgrade* consist of two parts: install of one package and removal of
+another. In these cases, the second package identifier _RELNEVRA_ is

I'd mention "related" here, somewhere, to make `RELNEVRA` meaningful. Alternatively, a different placeholder could be used, but `RELNEVRA` is short and simple (the other alternatives that come to mind would be a bit awkward, like `FROMNEVRA` or `ORIGNEVRA`, and underscores would be annoying) 😄 

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