[Fedora-haskell-list] Re: Test package - Cabal-1.4.0.2 (using cabal_* macros). was: Re: [Fedora-packaging] Revised Haskell Guidelines 2008.08.13

Jens Petersen petersen at redhat.com
Fri Aug 29 00:03:36 UTC 2008


Rajesh Krishnan さんは書きました:
> For Hackage packages that contain only libraries, or a single executable, the 
> package building specification  is clear (name the RPM for library only 
> package xyz as ghc-xyz, and name the RPM for a single executable package xyz 
> as just xyz without the ghc prefix).

The example corresponding to xmonad (which has both an executable and 
library) is given in the guidelines: the base package name in that case 
should be just "xmonad".

>  What would be the RPM name for a Hackage package xyz that contains multiple 
> libraries and multiple executables? Is it OK to create a single RPM called 
> xyz  in for such a package, or do they necessarily need to be split up into 
> multiple package fragments?  Please explain if you could.  Note that the 
> number of such fragmented RPMs would multiply fast (creation of perhaps -prof 
> and -doc etc. if applicable for each subpackage) .

So do you have a specific package in mind?  It is easier to discuss 
concrete examples than hypothetical cases. :)

Jens




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