Specify versions for partially/not installed packages on dnf-install command line

2 files changed, 59 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/bpkg/system-package-manager-fedora.cxx b/bpkg/system-package-manager-fedora.cxx
index 78d1739..61ded1a 100644
--- a/bpkg/system-package-manager-fedora.cxx
+++ b/bpkg/system-package-manager-fedora.cxx
@@ -1740,11 +1740,46 @@ namespace bpkg
     // or not we will also always run `dnf mark install` afterwards for all
     // the packages to mark them as installed by the user.
     //
-    // Note also that for partially/not installed we don't specify the
-    // version, expecting the candidate version to be installed. We, however,
-    // still specify the candidate architecture in this case, since for
+    // Note also that for partially/not installed packages we used to not
+    // specify the version, expecting the candidate version to always be
+    // installed (we did specify the candidate architecture though, since for
     // reasons unknown dnf may install a package of a different architecture
-    // otherwise.
+    // otherwise). This, however, turned out to not always be the case.
+    // Moreover, we have observed such an undocumented behavior, that if the
+    // package versions are not specified, then the dnf-install command
+    // outcome may depend on the order of the packages specified on the
+    // command line:
+    //
+    // $ dnf list expat.x86_64 expat-devel.x86_64
+    // Installed Packages
+    // expat.x86_64       2.5.0-3.fc39 @fedora
+    // Available Packages
+    // expat.x86_64       2.6.2-1.fc39 updates
+    // expat-devel.x86_64 2.6.2-1.fc39 updates
+    //
+    // $ sudo dnf install expat-devel.x86_64 expat.x86_64
+    // Installing:
+    //  expat-devel x86_64 2.6.2-1.fc39 updates  54 k
+    // Upgrading:
+    //  expat       x86_64 2.6.2-1.fc39 updates 114 k
+    //
+    // $ sudo dnf install expat.x86_64 expat-devel.x86_64
+    // Installing:
+    //  expat-devel x86_64 2.5.0-3.fc39 fedora 52 k
+    //
+    // $ sudo dnf install expat.x86_64
+    // Nothing to do.
+    //
+    // $ sudo dnf install expat-devel.x86_64
+    // Installing:
+    //  expat-devel x86_64 2.6.2-1.fc39 updates  54 k
+    // Upgrading:
+    //  expat       x86_64 2.6.2-1.fc39 updates 114 k
+    //
+    // Thus, we now explicitly specify the versions for the partially/not
+    // installed packages as well. While this approach may potentially result
+    // in unnecessary upgrades (in the above example we would prefer to just
+    // install expat-devel 2.5.0-3), it feels much simpler and more robust.
     //
     bool install (false);
 
@@ -1762,7 +1797,8 @@ namespace bpkg
       for (const package_info& pi: ps.package_infos)
       {
         string n (pi.name);
-        string v (fi ? pi.installed_version : string ());
+        //string v (fi ? pi.installed_version : string ());
+        string v (fi ? pi.installed_version : pi.candidate_version);
         string a (fi ? pi.installed_arch    : pi.candidate_arch);
 
         auto i (find_if (pkgs.begin (), pkgs.end (),
diff --git a/bpkg/system-package-manager-fedora.test.testscript b/bpkg/system-package-manager-fedora.test.testscript
index b1d5b8c..3655514 100644
--- a/bpkg/system-package-manager-fedora.test.testscript
+++ b/bpkg/system-package-manager-fedora.test.testscript
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq-devel pq-devel rpm <libpq-devel+pq-devel.info
       LC_ALL=C dnf repoquery --requires --quiet --cacheonly --resolve --qf "%{name} %{arch} %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}" libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 <libpq-devel.requires
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq rpm <libpq.info
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libpq.x86_64 libpq-devel.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libpq.x86_64 libpq-devel.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libpq-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libpq-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq rpm <libpq.info
       EOE
       libpq 13.4 (libpq 13.4-1.fc35) part installed
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq-devel pq-devel rpm <libpq-devel+pq-devel.info-fetched
       LC_ALL=C dnf repoquery --requires --quiet --cacheonly --resolve --qf "%{name} %{arch} %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}" libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 <libpq-devel.requires-fetched
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq rpm <libpq.info-fetched
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libpq.x86_64 libpq-devel.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libpq.x86_64 libpq-devel.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libpq-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libpq-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq rpm <libpq.info-installed
       EOE
       libpq 13.4 (libpq 13.4-1.fc35) part installed
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq-devel pq-devel rpm <libpq-devel+pq-devel.info
       LC_ALL=C dnf repoquery --requires --quiet --cacheonly --resolve --qf "%{name} %{arch} %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}" libpq-devel-13.3-3.fc35.x86_64 <libpq-devel.requires
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq rpm <libpq.info
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libpq.x86_64 libpq-devel.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libpq.x86_64 libpq-devel.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libpq-13.3-3.fc35.x86_64 libpq-devel-13.3-3.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libpq-13.3-3.fc35.x86_64 libpq-devel-13.3-3.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq rpm <libpq.info-installed
       error: unexpected fedora package version for libpq
         info: expected: 13.3-3.fc35
@@ -677,8 +677,8 @@
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq-devel pq-devel rpm <libpq-devel+pq-devel.info
       LC_ALL=C dnf repoquery --requires --quiet --cacheonly --resolve --qf "%{name} %{arch} %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}" libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 <libpq-devel.requires
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq rpm <libpq.info
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libpq.x86_64 libpq-devel.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libpq.x86_64 libpq-devel.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libpq-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libpq-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64 libpq-devel-13.4-1.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libpq rpm <libpq.info-installed
       EOE
       libpq 13.4 (libpq 13.4-1.fc35) not installed
@@ -869,8 +869,8 @@
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libsqlite3-devel sqlite-devel rpm <libsqlite3-devel+sqlite-devel.info-fetched
       LC_ALL=C dnf repoquery --requires --quiet --cacheonly --resolve --qf "%{name} %{arch} %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}" sqlite-devel-3.36.0-3.fc35.x86_64 <sqlite-devel.requires-fetched
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet sqlite-libs rpm <sqlite-libs.info-fetched
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno sqlite-libs.x86_64 sqlite-devel.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly sqlite-libs.x86_64 sqlite-devel.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno sqlite-libs-3.36.0-3.fc35.x86_64 sqlite-devel-3.36.0-3.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly sqlite-libs-3.36.0-3.fc35.x86_64 sqlite-devel-3.36.0-3.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet sqlite-libs rpm <sqlite-libs.info-installed
       EOE
       libsqlite3 3.36.0 (sqlite-libs 3.36.0-3.fc35) not installed
@@ -971,8 +971,8 @@
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet sqlite3 sqlite rpm <sqlite3+sqlite.info
       sudo dnf makecache --quiet --assumeno --refresh
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet sqlite3 sqlite rpm <sqlite3+sqlite.info-fetched
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno sqlite.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly sqlite.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno sqlite-3.36.0-3.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly sqlite-3.36.0-3.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet sqlite rpm <sqlite.info-installed
       EOE
       sqlite3 3.36.0 (sqlite 3.36.0-3.fc35) not installed
@@ -1131,8 +1131,8 @@
       LC_ALL=C dnf repoquery --requires --quiet --cacheonly --resolve --qf "%{name} %{arch} %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}" ncurses-devel-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 <ncurses-devel.requires-fetched
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet ncurses-libs rpm <ncurses-libs.info-fetched
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet ncurses-c++-libs ncurses-devel rpm <ncurses-c++-libs+ncurses-devel.info-fetched
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno ncurses-libs.x86_64 ncurses-devel.x86_64 ncurses-c++-libs.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly ncurses-libs.x86_64 ncurses-devel.x86_64 ncurses-c++-libs.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno ncurses-libs-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 ncurses-devel-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 ncurses-c++-libs-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly ncurses-libs-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 ncurses-devel-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 ncurses-c++-libs-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet ncurses-libs ncurses-c++-libs rpm <ncurses-libs+ncurses-c++-libs.info-installed
       EOE
       libncurses 6.2.0 (ncurses-libs 6.2-8.20210508.fc35) part installed
@@ -1215,8 +1215,8 @@
       LC_ALL=C dnf repoquery --requires --quiet --cacheonly --resolve --qf "%{name} %{arch} %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}" ncurses-devel-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 <ncurses-devel.requires-fetched
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet ncurses-libs rpm <ncurses-libs.info-fetched
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet ncurses-c++-libs ncurses-devel rpm <ncurses-c++-libs+ncurses-devel.info-fetched
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno ncurses-libs.x86_64 ncurses-devel.x86_64 ncurses-c++-libs.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly ncurses-libs.x86_64 ncurses-devel.x86_64 ncurses-c++-libs.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno ncurses-libs-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 ncurses-devel-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 ncurses-c++-libs-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly ncurses-libs-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 ncurses-devel-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64 ncurses-c++-libs-6.2-8.20210508.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet ncurses-libs ncurses-c++-libs rpm <ncurses-libs+ncurses-c++-libs.info-installed
       EOE
       libncurses 6.2.0 (ncurses-libs 6.2-8.20210508.fc35) not installed
@@ -1318,8 +1318,8 @@
       sudo dnf makecache --quiet --assumeno --refresh
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libsigc++30 libsigc++30-devel rpm <libsigc++30+libsigc++30-devel.info
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libsigc++20 libsigc++20-devel rpm <libsigc++20+libsigc++20-devel.info
-      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libsigc++20.x86_64 libsigc++20-devel.x86_64
-      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libsigc++20.x86_64 libsigc++20-devel.x86_64
+      sudo dnf install --quiet --assumeno libsigc++20-2.10.7-3.fc35.x86_64 libsigc++20-devel-2.10.7-3.fc35.x86_64
+      sudo dnf mark --quiet --assumeno install --cacheonly libsigc++20-2.10.7-3.fc35.x86_64 libsigc++20-devel-2.10.7-3.fc35.x86_64
       LC_ALL=C dnf list --all --cacheonly --quiet libsigc++20 rpm <libsigc++20.info-installed
       EOE
       libsigc++ 2.10.7 (libsigc++20 2.10.7-3.fc35) part installed