[Fedora-packaging] Re: Re: Wrong buildroot ...

[Tom 'spot' Callaway]

On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 17:50 +0100, Matthias Saou wrote:
> Rex Dieter wrote :
> 
> > Joe Orton wrote:
> > 
> > > Standardising an inadequate workaround and
> > > having packagers go through fixing N hundred spec files to match seems
> > > like a waste of time.
> > 
> > *sigh*.  One justification the FPC had used for mandating a standard
> > buildroot was to avoid the waste of time associated with endless debates on
> > mailing lists and package reviews.  So much for that plan.  (:
> 
> The "standard" buildroot plan is a good plan, as long as the goal
> involves ripping it out from all spec files once and for all (i.e. have
> a sane default set for rpmbuild).
> 
> I keep repeating this, sorry, but am I the only one who'd like to see
> all useless and repetitive stuff taken out of spec files?
> - BuildRoot
> - The "-q" to %setup
> - BuildRoot cleanup when %install and %clean start
> - %defattr(-,root,root,-) or %defattr(-,root,root,0755)

No. Accepting patches. Welcoming patches.

~spot