Fix #4684: Include release field in RPM package version

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Fixes #4684

Problem

RPM versions were getting truncated - showing 4.4.20 instead of 4.4.20-4.el8_6 because the release field was being dropped.

Solution

Modified rpm_installed.py to capture and combine the version, release, and epoch fields:

• Added handlers for Epoch and Release tags
• Implemented standard RPM EVR format: epoch:version-release
• Epoch only included if non-zero

What Changed

# Added to handler mapping
'Epoch': name_value_str_handler('epoch'),
'Release': name_value_str_handler('release'),

# New combining logic in build_package()
version = converted.get('version')
release = converted.get('release')
epoch = converted.get('epoch')

if version:
    vr = f'{version}-{release}' if release else version
    if epoch and int(epoch):
        vr = f'{epoch}:{vr}'
    converted['version'] = vr

Testing

Added regression test that verifies version+release combination:

pytest tests/packagedcode/test_rpm_installed.py::test_rpm_version_includes_release_field_issue_4684 -v

✅ Passes

Files Changed

• src/packagedcode/rpm_installed.py (+25, -2)
• tests/packagedcode/test_rpm_installed.py (+28)

Note: Test data file updates will come in a follow-up PR to keep this easy to review.

Related:

• Supersedes Fix #4684: Include release field in RPM package version #4688 (same fix, but that PR was too large)
• Alternative to Fix RPM class: add package and full version properties #4685 (this fixes the root cause instead of adding a workaround)

Tasks

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• Updated documentation pages (if applicable)
• Updated CHANGELOG.rst (if applicable)

Signed-off-by: Jayant jayantmcom@gmail.com

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@pombredanne
Note on failing checks:
The 3 failing checks appear unrelated to this PR's changes:

• This PR only modifies rpm_installed.py (version handling logic) and adds a test
• 29/32 checks pass including all platform tests
• Failing checks (build system, misc tests, docs) don't involve RPM version code

Happy to address any concerns if maintainers need the failures investigated further.