[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 egall@…):

 Replying to [comment:7 afb@…]:
 > Replying to [comment:5 egall@…]:
 > > There's also a `port dpkg` command, as there's some interest in
 packaging for various Linux distros, such as Ubuntu: for example, see:
 > >
 > > - this thread on the mailing lists:
 https://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/macports-
 users/2013-February/031955.html
 > > - this ticket: #32530 and the page it links to:
 https://code.launchpad.net/~rudloff/+archive/macports
 >
 > The "port dpkg" command is probably best off deleted, can't think of a
 purpose for it (and the format is even worse than the xar).
 >
 `dpkg` is a good enough format for Fink and Cydia at least

 > At least as long as it doesn't use more of Cocoa than it does, when the
 Objective-C rewrite is done then that won't work anymore.
 >
 iirc the Objective-C parts of MacPorts work on other platforms that use
 Gnustep, which is why there are configure checks for Gnustep and stuff in
 base.

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