Detecting binaries in rpmbuild

[Debarshi Ray]

>> Is it not better to do it in RPMLint with appropriate exceptions?

> Perhaps it would be a better option to separate this test from rpmlint
> (without stretching definitions of 'lint'). Payloading binaries isn't an
> RPM problem per se but more of a Packaging definition issue and,
> probably optional hence.

RPMLint does check for strange file permissions within the tarballs
which are part of the SRPMs. eg., non-644 bits for a C/C++ files.

Cheers,
Debarshi