mach needs "redundant" BuildRequires

[Thomas Vander Stichele]

Hi John,

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informed.

On Mon, 2004-03-08 at 20:58, John Dalbec wrote:
> According to http://www.fedora.us/wiki/HOWTOFindMissingBuildRequires, neither 
> gcc-c++ nor python should be listed as a BuildRequires:.

I know about gcc-c++ being on that page (and I still disagree, but
that's personal opinion).  I just now noticed that python got added, and
don't understand why.  I'll ask.

>   However, the default 
> mach configuration does not install either package on Red Hat 7.2 unless it is 
> listed as a BuildRequires:.

Yep.  I'd prefer to keep gcc-c++ out of there, but it could be added for
fedora.us only.

>   I'm trying to build XFree86.  Should I add gcc-c++ 
> as a BuildRequires or change my /etc/mach/dist file?

If you're building it for fedora.us explicitly, I guess you should add
it to your /etc/mach/dist.  If it were me, I'd be adding it to
BuildRequires: though.

Thomas


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