Hi Jay! On 02/23/2010 04:09 AM, Jay Hankinson wrote: [ ... ] > * Ingres requires that the server executable is setuid (non-root) Actually I don't know any >rules< that speak against this. However, if it's really needed, then we cannot really do anything against it. And if there's a rule that speaks against it, there's usually also a 'this is the way to fix it' guide :-) > * Current build process uses $ORIGIN for relative RPATH linking. RPath is bad - And really is something that needs to be fixed; No matter which OS and/or distribution we are talking about! > * Executable stack code And? :-) I'm not too familiar with NX. However, nobody will force you to compile it with no-exec-stack :-) > If the best approach is "write the spec, follow the guidelines, create a > Bugzilla issue and we'll go from there", then that is what I will do. If > I can gain experience by assisting in with the packaging of other > software for fedora then I'm happy to do this too. I (personally) really appreciate your wish to include Ingres. I'm not working with Ingres, but I'm always happy to get in touch with new databases; Since it's (also) part of my job :-) And yes, the best way is to craft a specfile and follow the guidelines. If you need assistance in packaging, please don't hesitate to contact me... Best, Oliver -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
