[Oval-devel] Packages architecture handling

[Pavel Vinogradov]

  In this letter i try to summarize all issues with architecture handling in DSA files:

1. [RESOLVED] DSA file with different bpackages or versions by architectures (or both)
  Some DSA files contain various bpackages name or vesrion number for various architectures. (F.e. 

  Until now script simply check this issue and if versions or names differ - it print individual tests for each architecture.

  Today i upload new version of OVAL query generator (revision 51 in svn). Most important change - new algorithm of arhitecture and binary packages handling.
  
  Now it search optimal equal set of packages between various architecture instead of checking full coincidence of packages and it version for all architecture.
  It succesfully work with cases of various bpackages names and various bpackages version, and use two phase of comparison for building more optimaly structure.

  I try it localy in many tests, but it need more testing.

2. [IN PROGRESS] Simplifying OVAL queries (removing arch section when not necessary)

  We can simplify the definitions and only present the
architecture section if the list of architectures is less than those
supported for a given release.
  
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Pavel Vinogradov