RPM Policy Checker
A GTK4/Adwaita application to validate RPM packages against Fedora packaging guidelines and RPM standards.
Features
- Spec file analysis — Check naming, required fields, macro usage, scriptlets, changelog format
- RPM binary checks — File placement, dependencies, metadata validation
- SPDX license validation — Detect old Fedora license identifiers and suggest SPDX equivalents
- rpmlint integration — Use rpmlint as backend for comprehensive checks
- Grouped results — Issues organized by category (naming, dependencies, licensing, etc.)
- Fix recommendations — Every issue includes actionable suggestions
- Drag and drop — Drop .rpm or .spec files directly onto the window
- Modern UI — GTK4 with libadwaita for a native GNOME experience
Installation
From source
pip install .
rpm-policy-checker
The package is also published on PyPI. Install it in an environment that can access the host's GTK libraries:
pipx install --system-site-packages rpm-policy-checker
Dependencies
- Python ≥ 3.10
- GTK 4.10 or newer and libadwaita 1.5 or newer
- PyGObject
- rpmlint (optional, for rpmlint integration)
- rpm (for RPM binary analysis)
On Fedora, install the system dependencies first:
sudo dnf install python3-gobject gtk4 libadwaita rpmlint
The checks target Fedora packaging policy. Other RPM distributions can run
the generic RPM and rpmlint checks, but do not have a separate policy profile
in this version.
Usage
- Open the app
- Click the open button or drag and drop a
.rpmor.specfile - Review the categorized results with fix recommendations
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Author
Daniel Nylander daniel@danielnylander.se
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
Release files for rpm-policy-checker 0.1.1
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Source distribution (sdist)
| File | Size | Uploaded | Provenance | Actions |
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| rpm_policy_checker-0.1.1.tar.gz | 15.0 kB | With provenance | Details for rpm_policy_checker-0.1.1.tar.gz |
Built distribution (wheel)
| File | Interpreter | ABI | Platform | Actions Reset |
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| rpm_policy_checker-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl | Python 3 | none | any | Details for rpm_policy_checker-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl |
Total release size: 29.3 kB
Release files / rpm_policy_checker-0.1.1.tar.gz
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Signed by GitHub Actions, verified by PyPI on Oct 25, 2026.
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