[Bug 171443] Provides need to be inserted in spec file

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Summary: Provides need to be inserted in spec file


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=171443





------- Additional Comments From rc040203 at freenet.de  2005-10-25 11:18 EST -------
(In reply to comment #11)
> >> package plugins separately separately 
> >> (a valid, but way-overboard packaging choice).  
> 
> > Where's the problem? It's a reasonable design.
> 
> Gotcha.  You admit upstream packaging is reasonable, but without
> Obsoletes/Provides, FE's packaging is certainly not compatible or upgradable
> back-n-forth.

BS - Spliting a package an application uses into subpackages has nothing to do
with  the topic we are discussing.

A split out package must provide the same internal symbols as a non-split
package. As applications can not expect all vendors to adopt their packaging,
using package-name in 3rd party application rpm.specs is non-portable.

They have manoeuvred them into a dead-end!

> FYI, Requires: jpeg.so doesn't work on x86_64.

And you know how to work around it! However, if their application is supposed to
work reliable, they probably are using hard-coded paths ;)


Ralf


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