On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:05:40 -0500 Ben Cotton <bcotton@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Enable_Spec_File_Preprocessing > > == Summary == > This change should enable an opt-in spec file preprocessor in Fedora > infrastructure for the benefit of packagers. The preprocessor allows > some very neat tricks that were impossible before, for example > generate changelog and release automatically from git metadata or pack > the entire dist-git repository into an rpm-source tarball (effectively > allowing unpacked repos to live in DistGit). > > == User Experience == > This change is intended for packagers. It should help to make a bit of > their work easier and offer them some new interesting options. This change proposal does affect users. The User Experience section needs to answer the following: 1. How does this affect users who download, maybe modify, and rebuild the SRPM? Can they continue to use rpmbuid and mock as they have been? Does the SRPM contain the pre-processed or post-processed spec file? 2. How does this affect users who download the spec file from src.fedoraproject.org? Do they have the tools to build the RPM? How much harder is it? Please remember that this is Free Software and the spec files are useful for a broader audience than just the Fedora packagers. Jim _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to 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/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
