On Sun, 2006-12-03 at 15:27 +0100, Axel Thimm wrote: > On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 03:12:54PM +0100, Ralf Corsepius wrote: > > On Sun, 2006-12-03 at 13:26 +0100, Axel Thimm wrote: > > > On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 12:30:32PM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > > > > Axel Thimm schrieb: > > > > > On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 11:00:16AM -0600, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote: > > > > >>> Axel.Thimm AT ATrpms.net: > > > > >>> smart > > > > >>> FE4 > FE7 (0:0.42-40.fc4 > 0:0.42-39.fc6) > > > > >>> FE5 > FE7 (0:0.42-40.fc5 > 0:0.42-39.fc6) > > > > >>> FE6 > FE7 (0:0.42-40.fc6 > 0:0.42-39.fc6) > > > > > > FWIW the smart build fails on KDE not liking the newest autoconf: > > > > This a stupid and broken script in smart's source > > (contrib/ksmarttray/admin/cvs.sh). > > > > Either fix this script, kickass upstream to fix it or abandon > > ksmarttray. > > This script is an old copy from kde's sdk, it's no invention from smart. > > In fact this shows that pregenerating files (in this case by copying a > static version over) can be more harmful than generating in %build. BS. This freaking script is trying to dynamically generate a auto* *source* files and badly stumbles over its feet, because a) its buggy (The version checks are completely non-functional) b) they are abusing the autotools > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > Why can't you simply run autofoo on a FC-6 machine, create a patch, > > > > bzip2 it and import it to the look aside cache and then use it as %patch > > > > from the spec file? That what several people recommend on different > > > > fedora-lists in the past, as they say "it's bad to run autofoo in a spec > > > > file". > > > > > > You end up with undeterministic builds that fail only > > > sometimes. > > > > > > That's because if master and generated files are changed at > > > the same time, e.g. through a patch, then make may consider the > > > generated files not to be newer that the master and will try to > > > regenerate nonetheless. > > > > Sorry, Axel, this is nonsense. > > Really? Try in an arbitray project > > touch configure.ac configure > and then watch how make will try to regenerate configure. C'mon, you really should know better. > That will > redefine your perception of "nonsense" ;) Nope, you are spreading FUD. Ralf -- Fedora-maintainers mailing list Fedora-maintainers@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-maintainers -- Fedora-maintainers-readonly mailing list Fedora-maintainers-readonly@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-maintainers-readonly
