Usage in 3rd party projects about libdnf HOT 3 CLOSED

Hi, we are happy that you are interested in developing a wrapper.

From your use case, I would suggest using the new project, dnf5. Dnf5 is proposed to replace dnf from fedora 39, so we would really appreciate seeing the development of the community shifting towards the new component.
It is already included in fedora (since 38, current rawhide) so, and we provide a copr repo for stable fedora.

copr: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/rpmsoftwaremanagement/dnf5-unstable/
codebase: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf5
docs: https://dnf5.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

What would be my language choices? (so far I think only C++ and Python3)

You could choose C++, Python3 or any of the bindings (Perl, Ruby). I would suggest taking a look at the documentation
tutorial: https://dnf5.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/index.html

What other transitives dependencies would I need on my system if I decide to go for C++?

requirements: https://dnf5.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/install-build-deps.html

I hope this would be helpful for you.

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Thanks for the detailed answer. This seems to cover all the questions I had regarding the project, plus the tutorial will go a long way in helping me develop the wrapper.

I think I'll just opt for C++ for the project itself. (Maybe we'll see Rust bindings at some point?)

Thanks again for your time, we can mark this as closed.

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Glad to be helpful!

I think I'll just opt for C++ for the project itself. (Maybe we'll see Rust bindings at some point?)

We rely on SWIG to generate bindings. I am not sure about how is the rust support at the moment.

Please don't hesitate to reach out again if you have issues using dnf5.

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