[libvirt] [PATCH] spec: require libvirt-wireshark from libvirt metapackage

Daniel P. Berrange berrange at redhat.com
Thu Feb 13 13:20:12 UTC 2014


On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 02:11:38PM +0100, Martin Kletzander wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 10:55:11AM +0000, Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 10:17:26AM +0100, Michal Privoznik wrote:
> > > On 12.02.2014 21:28, Eric Blake wrote:
> > > >In general, the 'libvirt' metapackage should pull in all subpackages.
> > > >Fix this for the wireshark subpackage created in commit f9ada9f.
> > > >
> > > >* libvirt.spec.in (Requires): Add dependency.
> > > >
> > > >Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake at redhat.com>
> > > >---
> > > >  libvirt.spec.in | 3 +++
> > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > >diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
> > > >index d3e6048..2d57c71 100644
> > > >--- a/libvirt.spec.in
> > > >+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
> > > >@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ Requires: libvirt-daemon-driver-storage = %{version}-%{release}
> > > >  Requires: libvirt-daemon-driver-network = %{version}-%{release}
> > > >  Requires: libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedev = %{version}-%{release}
> > > >      %endif
> > > >+    %if %{with_wireshark}
> > > >+Requires: libvirt-wireshark = %{version}-%{release}
> > > >+    %endif
> > > >  %endif
> > > >  Requires: libvirt-client = %{version}-%{release}
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Aah, I see you've already pushed this one. However I have doubts
> > > about it. The wireshark plugin is meant for developers, not ordinary
> > > users. With this patch:
> > >
> > > yum install libvirt
> > >
> > > drags wireshark into the dependencies. Me, as a libvirt developer,
> > > am comfortable with it. The ordinary libvirt users who just creates
> > > dozen virtual machines may be not.
> > >
> > > But I'm open to persuasion :)
> >
> > I tend to agree - I don't think we should be pulling in the wireshark
> > RPM, so I'd suggest we revert this patch.
> >
> 
> I haven't realized that libvirt-wireshark requires wireshark; I was
> under the impression that it just installs the compiled dissector
> files.  Similarly how for example logrotate rules should be installed
> but should not require logrotate to be installed (and if you want it,
> you can install it and it "Just Works").
> 
> That said, I don't know whether wireshark is needed for the
> installation of libvirt-wireshark, but if it is not, I'd rather see
> this in:
> 
> diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
> index 2d57c71..a3f1170 100644
> --- a/libvirt.spec.in
> +++ b/libvirt.spec.in
> @@ -1137,7 +1137,6 @@ virtualization capabilities of recent versions
> of Linux (and other OSes).
>  %package wireshark
>  Summary: Wireshark dissector plugin for libvirt RPC transactions
>  Group: Development/Libraries
> -Requires: wireshark
>  Requires: %{name}-client = %{version}-%{release}
> 
>  %description wireshark

NB 'wireshark' is just the dissectors and command line utils.
The GTK gui is a separate RPM. So I think this dep is reasonable
as it is, and we shoulud just revert the previous patch.



Daniel
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