4 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/install/NEWS b/perl-install/install/NEWS
index 4385f667e..3455b4f36 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/install/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- allow using sqlite for rpmdb when using option rpm_dbapi=4
 - add /lib/udev/usb_id which is needed by mouse.pm to generate /dev/input/by-id/xxx
 
 Version 10.4.142 - 2 July 2007, by Pascal "Pixel" Rigaux
diff --git a/perl-install/install/any.pm b/perl-install/install/any.pm
index 19d3dff22..1ce4dc6d2 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/any.pm
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ sub setPackages {
 	}
 
 	#- open rpm db according to right mode needed (ie rebuilding database if upgrading)
-	$o->{packages}{rpmdb} ||= install::pkgs::rpmDbOpen($o->{isUpgrade});
+	$o->{packages}{rpmdb} ||= install::pkgs::rpmDbOpen($o->{isUpgrade}, $o->{rpm_dbapi});
 
 	{
 	    my $_wait = $o->wait_message('', N("Looking at packages already installed..."));
diff --git a/perl-install/install/install2.pm b/perl-install/install/install2.pm
index 66d0cbee3..8532a02c5 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/install2.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/install2.pm
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ sub main {
 	    useless_thing_accepted => sub { $o->{useless_thing_accepted} = 1 },
 	    alawindows => sub { $o->{security} = 0; $o->{partitioning}{clearall} = 1; $o->{bootloader}{crushMbr} = 1 },
 	    fdisk => sub { $o->{partitioning}{fdisk} = 1 },
+	    rpm_dbapi => sub { $o->{rpm_dbapi} = $v },
 	    nomouseprobe => sub { $o->{nomouseprobe} = $v },
 	    updatemodules => sub { $o->{updatemodules} = 1 },
 	    move  => sub { $::move = 1 },
diff --git a/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm b/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
index 1d2f82ff3..a5452c3d5 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
@@ -548,11 +548,17 @@ sub openInstallLog() {
 }
 
 sub rpmDbOpen {
-    my ($b_rebuild_needed) = @_;
+    my ($b_rebuild_needed, $o_rpm_dbapi) = @_;
 
     clean_rpmdb_shared_regions();
+    
+    if (my $wanted_dbapi = $o_rpm_dbapi) {
+	log::l("setting %_dbapi to $wanted_dbapi");
+	substInFile { s/%_dbapi.*//; $_ .= "%_dbapi $wanted_dbapi\n" if eof } "$::prefix/etc/rpm/macros";
+	URPM::add_macro("_dbapi $wanted_dbapi");
+    }
 
-    if ($b_rebuild_needed) {
+    if ($b_rebuild_needed && !$o_rpm_dbapi) {
 	if (my $pid = fork()) {
 	    waitpid $pid, 0;
 	    $? & 0xff00 and die "rebuilding of rpm database failed";