On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 8:59 AM Florian Weimer <fweimer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > * Peter Boy: > > > As I understand it the issue is the sheer number of dependencies, > > obviously about 250+. The reason is that a separate rpm must be > > generated for each lib/jar. > > > > Perhaps this could be negotiated for certain cases, like Wildfly. If > > that really reduces the workload drastically, that would be progress. > > The guidelines currently say this: > > Bundling and Duplication of system libraries > <https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/#_avoid_bundling_of_fonts_in_other_packages> > > This obviously has been written with C programs in mind. Please stop repeating this obvious falsehood. It's not true. It started with C/C++ sure, but it has applied reasonably well to most language ecosystems too. Patching one thing once and rebuild (or rebuilds each reverse dep if static linked) is better than patching one thing >500 different ways and rebuilding each instance. -- 真実はいつも一つ!/ Always, there's only one truth! _______________________________________________ java-devel mailing list -- java-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to java-devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/java-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure