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diff --git a/doc/source/whatsnew/1.0.rst b/doc/source/whatsnew/1.0.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b3364ad --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/whatsnew/1.0.rst @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +What's New In python-apt 1.0 +============================== +Python-Apt 1.0 fixes several issues and use of deprecated methods. Most +importantly, it introduces large file support + +New features +------------ +* :class:`apt_pkg.AcquireFile` can now take a hash string that is not an + md5 value, using the new `hash` argument. +* A new a :meth:`apt_pkg.TagFile.close` method was added +* :class:`apt_pkg.TagFile` is now a context manager + +* The high-level cache class, :class:`apt.cache.Cache` and it's companion + :class:`apt.cache.FilteredCache` now support package + names with special architecture qualifiers such as :all and :native. + +* The method :meth:`apt.cache.Cache.connect2` allows connecting callbacks on + cache changes that take the cache as their first argument, reducing the + potential for reference cycles. + +* The property :attr:`apt.package.Version.is_installed` was added. +* The properties :attr:`apt.package.BaseDependency.installed_target_versions` + and :attr:`apt.package.Dependency.installed_target_versions` were added. + +* The property :class:`apt.Dependency.rawtype` was added to give the raw type + of a dependency, such as 'Depends'. + +* The attribute :attr:`apt_pkg.Dependency.comp_type_deb` and the property + :attr:`apt.Dependency.relation_deb` were added, they return a Debian-style + comparison operator instead of a mathematical-style one. + +* A new filter for filtered caches is provided, :class:`apt.cache.InstalledFilter`. + +Backward-incompatible changes +----------------------------- +* :class:`apt.Version` now compares package names in addition to version only + when checking for equality. This was broken previously. + +Deprecated +---------- +The following features are deprecated, starting with this release: + +* The `section` member of :class:`apt_pkg.Package` +* The `files` member of of :class:`apt_pkg.SourceRecords` +* The `md5` argument to :class:`apt_pkg.AcquireFile`, it is replaced by + the `hash` argument. +* The method :meth:`apt.cache.Cache.connect` has been deprecated. It is + replaced by :meth:`apt.cache.Cache.connect2` which is more flexible and + less prone to reference cycles. +* The attribute :attr:`apt_pkg.AcquireItem.mode` has been replaced by + :attr:`apt_pkg.AcquireItem.active_subprocess` +* The class :class:`apt_pkg.IndexRecords` has been deprecated and will + be removed in the next release. + +Removed +------- +* The module :mod:`apt.progress.gtk2` has been removed. There were no + users in the Debian archive, its last update was in 2013, and it was buggy + already. Apart from that, it suggested that it is OK to run a graphical + application as root, and used the unmaintained GTK+ 2 version. + + Therefore, there is no replacement, please use PackageKit or aptdaemon + for installation in graphical environments. +* The attribute :attr:`apt_pkg.Package.auto` was not set anymore, and thus + removed. + +Maintenance +----------- +* The classes :class:`apt.cache.Cache` and :class:`apt.cache.FilteredCache` no + longer store cyclic references to/between them. This fixes a huge issue, + because a cache can have tens of open file descriptors, causing the maximum + of file descriptors to be reached easily. + +* :mod:`apt_inst` now supports ar and tar archives that are larger than 4 GiB +* Various smaller bug fixes |