On Wed, 18 May 2022 22:32:49 -0700 Samuel Sieb <sam...@sieb.net> wrote:
> It's a common convention used in the rpm packaging to indicate what > you're needing instead of specifying a specific package. The > required "library" (or whatever) could move to another package and it > wouldn't matter. But it's just as useful when you know you need a > certain dependency, but don't know which package it is. And yes, you > do have to quote them, at least if you're using bash. > > Random examples: > # rpm -q --provides perl-bignum > > perl(Math::BigFloat::Trace) = 0.60 > > perl(Math::BigInt::Trace) = 0.60 > > perl(bigint) = 0.60 > > perl(bignum) = 0.60 > > perl(bigrat) = 0.60 > > > # rpm -q --provides openssl-devel > > pkgconfig(libcrypto) = 1.1.1n > > pkgconfig(libssl) = 1.1.1n > > pkgconfig(openssl) = 1.1.1n > > > For Java, you would use the "mvn()" notation if you know the Java > package name (Maven dependency) you're looking for: > # dnf install "mvn(com.ongres.scram:client)" > Package ongres-scram-client-2.1-3.fc35.noarch is already installed. Thanks for the explanation. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
