util-linux missing from build root

[Richard W.M. Jones]

Mike McGrath wrote:
> AFAIK this hasn't changed at all:
> 
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Exceptions
> 
> I'm sorry that what you assumed would be there isn't, but what we say 
> will be there (as listed in the Packaging Guidelines) is as it always 
> was.  The implicit list has been removed but the explicit list hasn't 
> changed and without FESCo approval, won't.

Blah blah.

I have packages broken because basic programs like 'awk' and 'getopt' 
are missing.  All my Fedora contributions need to be rebuilt which is 
going to take hours.

The aim of Fedora's team should be to encourage outside developers to 
contribute, because **if outside developers are pissed like this and 
leave for other friendlier distributions** then Fedora itself will be 
destroyed.

So pointing to nebulous package guidelines as above is not just 
unhelpful, but rude and will damage Fedora.  Instead, you should be 
working hard to help contributors and not changing everything underneath 
them on whim.

Rich.

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