Recommended update for libsolv, libzypp, zypper

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0861-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that has 11 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The Software Update Stack was updated to include fixes and enhancements.

libsolv:

  • Export solvable_matchesdep function, as we now use it in the bindings. (bsc#1025440)
  • New SOLVER_FLAG_STRONG_RECOMMENDS and SOLVER_FLAG_INSTALL_ALSO_UPDATES flags.
  • New matchesdep() method in bindings.
  • SOLVABLE_NAME selects nevr matching for pool_whatmatchesdep and solvable_matchesdep.
  • Make solver_problemruleinfo2str return reason why a package is not installable.
  • Rework susetags multi-line handling. (bsc#1007273)
  • Improve checks against corrupt rpm packages.
  • Add SOLVER_FLAG_FOCUS_BEST solver flag.

libzypp:

  • Fix X-libcurl-Empty-Header-Workaround. (bsc#1030919, bsc#1030827)
  • Treat HTTP response 410 (Gone) like 404 (Not Found). (bsc#1030136)
  • Create temporary directories inside ZYpp::tmpPath. (bsc#926844)
  • Properly escape XML node content. (bsc#1024909)
  • Don't raise FileCheckException if user accepted a package with wrong digest. (bsc#1014265)

zypper:

  • Share TmpDir with libzypp. (bsc#926844)
  • Don't show installed system packages if list command is restricted to repos. (bsc#1028492)
  • Fix invalid XML in GPG key info output. (bsc#1024909)
  • Do not warn about processes using deleted files when using --root. (bsc#731333)
  • Properly escape patch script output in xml mode. (bsc#1010712)

Special Instructions and Notes:

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-484=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2017-484=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-484=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-484=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • libzypp-debuginfo-15.24.2-42.1
    • libsolv-tools-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libzypp-15.24.2-42.1
    • zypper-1.12.50-40.3
    • python-solv-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • python-solv-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.12.50-40.3
    • zypper-debugsource-1.12.50-40.3
    • libsolv-tools-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libsolv-debugsource-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-15.24.2-42.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • zypper-log-1.12.50-40.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libzypp-debuginfo-15.24.2-42.1
    • perl-solv-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libsolv-devel-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libzypp-devel-doc-15.24.2-42.1
    • perl-solv-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libsolv-devel-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libsolv-debugsource-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libzypp-devel-15.24.2-42.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-15.24.2-42.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libzypp-debuginfo-15.24.2-42.1
    • libsolv-tools-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • perl-solv-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libzypp-15.24.2-42.1
    • perl-solv-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • zypper-1.12.50-40.3
    • python-solv-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • python-solv-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.12.50-40.3
    • zypper-debugsource-1.12.50-40.3
    • libsolv-tools-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libsolv-debugsource-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-15.24.2-42.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • zypper-log-1.12.50-40.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libzypp-debuginfo-15.24.2-42.1
    • libsolv-tools-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • perl-solv-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libzypp-15.24.2-42.1
    • perl-solv-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • zypper-1.12.50-40.3
    • python-solv-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • python-solv-debuginfo-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.12.50-40.3
    • zypper-debugsource-1.12.50-40.3
    • libsolv-tools-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libsolv-debugsource-0.6.26-2.39.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-15.24.2-42.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (noarch)
    • zypper-log-1.12.50-40.3

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