The dnf5 command builddep does not work. The man dnf5(8) says Plugin commands Here is the list of the commands available as plugins. builddep Install missing dependencies for building an RPM package. [...] --enable-plugin=PLUGIN_NAME,... Enable specified plugins for the purpose of the current DNF5 command. This is a list option which can be specified multiple times. Accepted values are names, or a glob of names. [...] SEE ALSO [...] Plugins: dnf5-builddep(8), Builddep command But neither dnf5 --enable-plugin=builddep builddep, nor man 8 dnf5-builddep works either. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. dnf5 builddep ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/lasso.spec 2. dnf5 --enable-plugin=builddep builddep ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/lasso.spec 3. man 8 dnf5-builddep Actual Results: # dnf5 builddep ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/lasso.spec Unknown argument "builddep" for command "dnf5". Add "--help" for more information about the arguments. # dnf5 --enable-plugin=builddep builddep ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/lasso.spec Unknown argument "builddep" for command "dnf5". Add "--help" for more information about the arguments. # man 8 dnf5-builddep No manual entry for dnf5-builddep in section 8 Expected Results: Either dnf5 builddep working out of box, or clear information either in the man page or on the command line how to proceed. For example, dnf-4.16.1-2.fc39.noarch says # dnf builddep ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/lasso.spec No such command: builddep. Please use /usr/bin/dnf --help It could be a DNF plugin command, try: "dnf install 'dnf-command(builddep)'" clearly telling the user how to proceed.
The new Fedora bug filing form did not ask for that information but the described experience is with dnf5-5.0.14-1.fc39.x86_64.
Hi, I guess the "dnf5-plugins" package is not installed in your environment.
Indeed, it was not installed and after installing it, the command works. Can that information be added to the dnf5(8) man page and/or to the dnf5 output when it fails to understand the command, like dnf 4 does? Also, similar to dnf4, I'd expect something like dnf5 install 'dnf5-command(builddep)' to work.
I will discuss it with the team to find the best way how to inform the user. Regarding the command provides, there is already an existing issue submitted in upstream: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf5/issues/566. Thanks for the report!
A note to the main man page is added by the following PR: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/dnf5/pull/687.
(I think it would be more useful in the help/error message than in the manpage) dnf5-plugins is already installed in current Rawhide images at least. Nevertheless I think it would be a good idea if dnf5 had weak dependency to pull in dnf5-plugins? This should also improve/fix the upgrade experience for users coming from F38. I will open a separate RFE for that.
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 39 development cycle. Changing version to 39.