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List:       linux-ha-dev
Subject:    Re: [Linux-ha-dev] RFC: pkg/ and port/ directory location
From:       Lars Marowsky-Bree <lmb () suse ! de>
Date:       2007-10-24 0:07:26
Message-ID: 20071024000726.GY3777 () marowsky-bree ! de
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On 2007-10-23T16:06:58, Alan Robertson <alanr@unix.sh> wrote:

> Getting to a single RPM spec file is not a stupid idea.  I've taken some
> of the code from your specfile, and some from the CentOS and Fedora
> specfiles and combined them into one specfile.

I we still disagree about the basic part where our build process - which
now includes builds for a significant variety of distributions - starts
with the specfile, I think.

For that to work, the specfile must be free of any configure-generated
stuff, because the specfile itself must be distribution, version, and
architecture agnostic.

This would only work with a "static" specfile, because the specfile
drives the build.

> No doubt it still needs more work, but it's much closer than you might
> think.

That's actually true, now that I look at this again. It's not that far
apart any longer; I think the openSUSE specfile captures a lot more of
the subtleties of the distributions still though.

(At least for Mandriva, Fedora, and SUSE of various versions each.)

The specfile in hg/dev allows a significant flexibility based on
whatever configure substitutes, but I personally am not sure whether
this flexibility is worth it (because I doubt anyone uses it). I'd
probably try to take some of it away with the goal of reducing
complexity and improving clarity.

> I've talked to Kevin Fenzi (the Fedora maintainer), and he seems willing
> to work with me on a common specfile.  Unfortunately, he was ill when I
> last contacted him, so we haven't gotten the job done yet - and I'm
> currently out of the country.

It'd be nice if this discussion happened on the -dev list.

> I haven't talked to Johnny Hughes (CentOS maintainer) about this yet,
> because I thought I'd deal with one distro at a time.  But, since you
> inquired, I thought I'd at least let you know what's going on.

The problem with specfiles is that you need to talk to everyone, so it
continues to work on all distributions. ;-)


Regards,
    Lars

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"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." -- Oscar Wilde

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