Release tag conventions (Was: rpms/libnc-dap/devel libnc-dap.spec,1.3,1.4)

[Ralf Corsepius]

On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 09:33 +0100, Patrice Dumas wrote:
> > Why don't you simply increment the release?
> > 
> > Extending to the Release tag makes sense on branches, but doesn't on
> > devel.
> 
> Because I try as much as possible (for that package) to keep the 
> spec file similar with the one provided upstream, as the upstream spec 
> is based on this spec and upstream builds for fc. So, if there is a change
> in that specfile which is also needed upstream, I can bump the release
> remove the extension in the changelog and keep them in sync.
> 
> When I really need to depart from upstream, I do it, but I try to minimize
> the differences.
Upstream's specs are completely irrelevant for FE. The only thing that
matters is consistency within Fedora.

All you are doing, is adding unnecessary and avoidable complexity.

IMNSHO, FE's conventions on release tags should be tighted and
explicitly disallow this kind of usage.

Ralf