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Schedule: The new zypp solver

Speakers
Michael Schröder
Schedule
Day Sunday
Room H.1308
Start time 14:00
End time 14:30
Duration 00:30
Info
Event type Podium
Track openSUSE
Language English
The new zypp solver

The solver used in openSUSE 10.3 was rewritten from scratch. It is based on standard SAT algorithms (boolean satusfiability problem) and supports new features like OR dependencies. Plus, it is much faster than the old approach and presents the user with sensible suggestions if a conflicts are found.