$RPM_BUILD_ROOT != %{buildroot} (was:Re: Prelink success story :))

[Michael Schwendt]

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 06:57:48 -0500 (EST), Mike A. Harris wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> 
> >> I'm kindof rather amused by people arguing over "Which should be
> >> used $RPM_BUILD_ROOT or %{buildroot}?" so violently. 
> >
> >I don't see any violence here. You should not have skipped the messages.
> >if want to build an opinion.
> 
> I haven't skipped any messages. I have however formed an opinion.  
> 
> My opinion is that a lot of people like to argue endlessly about 
> very pointless and trive details of rpm packaging, to extreme 
> pedantism.  

Sorry to say that, but apparently you have misunderstood the messages.
You make it worse by pushing it into a wrong direction.

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