> Look at these lines in python-amara.spec: > > %build > %{__python}%{pyver} setup.py build > > This requires /usr/bin/python%{pyver}, which is contained in the same > package that provides python-abi = %{pyver}. Since mach would have the > same issue looking for /usr/bin/python%{pyver}, the exact form of the > BuildRequires is unimportant. > no, it's not. mach doesn't look at %build. it's just doing buildreqs in advance for the build. when the build is actually occurring it's just running an rpm --rebuild inside the buildroot so this is satisfied. so it's not a problem outside of the BuildRequires. -sv