Otto Urpelainen <oturpe@xxxxxx> writes: > Dan Čermák kirjoitti 18.7.2021 klo 23.38: >> Otto Urpelainen <oturpe@xxxxxx> writes: >> >>> Dan Čermák kirjoitti 17.7.2021 klo 23.10: >>>> Robert-André Mauchin <zebob.m@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >>>> >>>>> What is the situation wrt new packages? Should we enforce the use of >>>>> rpmautospec during reviews or is it completely optional? >>>> >>>> I think we should encourage the usage of rpmautospec for new packages, >>>> provided that the packager feels comfortable enough to use it. E.g. I >>>> wouldn't suggest it for someone's first package. But this shouldn't >>>> become a *MUST*, at least not yet. >>> >>> I am curious regarding the reasons for not recommending rpmautospec for >>> new maintainers? It is an automation feature that removes manual steps >>> from the process. Using it is simpler than doing the same manually. I >>> think we should offer the simplest possible process for newcomers and >>> only recommend manual overrides for use cases that automation cannot >>> handle (yet). >> >> Well, I think that a total newcomer is already struggling enough to >> produce a good spec file for their first package, but now they also need >> to keep in mind that their changelog is tied to the git history (and can >> thus not be changed easily anymore). Back when I started packaging, I >> found a lot of the details quite confusing and was building packages on >> copr and locally for a few years before I dared to go near koji. At >> least for me using rpmautospec would've been another one of these >> confusing details. That's why I would only recommend its usage, until >> most other build system out there use something comparable and beginners >> can be expected to know this concept already. > > Understood. That makes sense. This is a case of different backgrounds. > The only rpm packages I have ever built are Fedora official packages. > From that angle, using rpmautospec is just simpler. In your case, it is > the other way round. Yeah, so for a package review I'd suggest the usage of rpmautospec if the packager is comfortable with that, but wouldn't enforce it for now. Cheers, Dan _______________________________________________ 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 Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
