[Fedora-packaging] -devel rpms with pkgconfig files should 'Requires: pkgconfig'

[Rex Dieter]

Rex Dieter wrote:
> Jesse Keating wrote:
>> On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 07:31 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
>>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/ReviewGuidelines
>>> it includes:
>>> - MUST: Files used by pkgconfig (.pc files) must be in a -devel package.
>>>
>>> I'd suggest amending this to say (something like)
>>> - MUST: Files used by pkgconfig (.pc files) must be in a -devel 
>>> package, and the -devel package include 'Requires: pkgconfig'
>>>
>>> We've got quite a few such packages, and lots of things will break 
>>> when FE switches to the minimal buildroot that no longer includes 
>>> pkgconfig. 
>>
>> I'm not so sure I agree with this.  The -devel packages can be used
>> w/out pkgconfig and many are. 
> 
> Most -devel packages with .pc files (that I'm aware of) can *not* be 
> used w/out pkgconfig.

Let me rephrase, apps that BR: -devel packages that support pkg-config 
(most) often (need to) use pkg-config to detect the presense of the 
-devel package.

-- Rex