[MacPorts] #38456: Port request: rpm_select (and other rpm port improvements)

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#38456: Port request: rpm_select (and other rpm port improvements)
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  Reporter:  egall@…                      |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  request                      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal                       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports                        |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:                               |   Keywords:
      Port:  rpm rpm45 rpm52 rpm53 rpm54  |
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Comment (by larryv@…):

 Replying to [comment:1 afb@…]:
 > The rpm45, apt-rpm, poldek, and yum-arch ports are abandoned/obsoleted
 > and can be deleted…

 I’d be down with that.

 > The others are just outdated, but there is no major reason to keep all
 > 7 versions of rpm around:

 Probably not. Maybe we could get rid of everything except `rpm54`.

 > Especially not when there is no interest in doing packaging for
 > MacPorts, like with OpenDarwin?

 I’d say this is an accurate assessment. MacPorts does have a lot of
 “features” that are probably used by single-digit numbers of people.

 > I don't think anyone is actively using the "port rpm" command, all
 > preferring the .tbz2 archives

 There’s a `port rpm` command?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38456#comment:2>
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