packagesrcrpm

packagesrcrpm is an open-source software project that provides a set of tools and libraries for handling RPM packages within a unified workflow. The project aims to simplify building, distributing, and installing RPMs across multiple distributions by offering a common interface for package metadata, dependency resolution, signing, and repository management.

Core features include a dependency resolver capable of computing install plans across configured repositories, repository management with support for multiple sources, and tools for signing and verifying package integrity. It also includes facilities for building RPMs from spec files, validating metadata, and caching repository metadata for offline work. An extensible plugin architecture allows integration with continuous integration pipelines and external build systems.

Architecture is modular: a core resolution engine, repository adapters, a signing and verification subsystem, a build and test integration layer, and a command-line interface. A programming library provides bindings for common languages to embed package tasks in applications or scripts.

Usage is typically through the command-line interface, with commands such as search, info, install, upgrade, remove, repo add, repo list, and build. The project emphasizes reproducibility, security, and compatibility with standard RPM tooling.

Development and licensing: packagesrcrpm is published under an open-source license and maintained by a distributed community of contributors. Documentation and source code are hosted in a public repository, with issue tracking and contribution guidelines.

See also: RPM package management, DNF, YUM, RPM signing, CI/CD for packaging.