On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 13:30, Dag Wieers wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Michael Schwendt wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:49:36 +0000, Keith G. Robertson-Turner wrote:
> >
> > > >> Use of %{buildroot} instead of $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
> > >
> > > > This is on purpose, %{buildroot} is more readable.
> > >
> > > Glad someone agrees with me on that.
> >
> > Basically, currently it _does not matter_ whether you use %buildroot or
> > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT because neither one is deprecated. Just don't use both at
> > once.
>
> Be careful Michael, you're now questioning official fedora.us policy.
Shrug, he's not alone in that. I was against *mandating* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
instead of %{buildroot} all the way and still am (simply because
%{buildroot} is faster to type and also mixes better with all the
%{_libdir} macros and such visually), and there were/are others as well.
OTOH that's what a community project is about: you get to express your
opinion and vote, doesn't mean your vote is the one that counts.
Compromises, in other words.
- Panu -
