[libvirt] [PATCH] spec file enhancements for minimal "client-only" build

Ben Guthro bguthro at virtualiron.com
Tue Sep 16 11:30:57 UTC 2008


I really only put in the removal of the devel sub-package for symmetry with the optional removal of the python sub-package. 

However - I don't really feel strongly one way or the other about that...so can redo this without the devel removal. It should be an easy fix...I'll have time to take a look at it a little later today.




-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel P. Berrange [mailto:berrange at redhat.com]
Sent: Tue 9/16/2008 6:38 AM
To: Ben Guthro
Cc: libvir-list at redhat.com
Subject: Re: [libvirt] [PATCH] spec file enhancements for minimal "client-only" build
 
On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 02:55:40PM -0400, Ben Guthro wrote:
> Attached is a patch to add some additional options to the spec file, 
> allowing for more flexibility when building.
> With this patch, it allows you to build a "client-only" version of 
> libvirt for machines that may have an interest in communicating over the 
> remote driver, but do not have a hypervisor themselves.

While in general I think this is useful, I don't see the point in
the disabling of the -devel sub-RPM. This doesn't impact anything
at compile time, and if you don't want it post-build, then simply
don't distribute it. The -devel could still be useful for a client
only version, if people want to build client apps. As it is the
extra conditionals for disabling -devel just clutter the spec file
more without any obvious advantage.

I'd ACK something without the -devel conditionals.

Daniel
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