Modularity and what you might not know
summary
Claims a concrete way to bake modular rules into RPM so modules installable from a repo without module.yaml, keeping compatibility with current RPM and DNF. Shows techniques: rename packages per stream, add provides/conflicts and selective virtual provides, adjust buildrequires, or use comps groups instead of modular filtering. Points to testing details (solver checked 100 times then later regresses) and scale problems (repo queries return 5,000+ hits). Demonstrates a working approach that removes external metadata while preserving install and upgrade paths.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Modularity introduction
- 6:07Modular rules in RPM
- 14:22Default streams and solver
- 22:42Listing alternatives
- 27:45Testing alternatives
- 30:55Developer considerations
- 35:18Q&A
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