https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/SetBuildFlagsBuildCheck == Summary == Call %set_build_flags macro automatically at the beginning of the %build and %check phases of RPM builds in Fedora Linux. This will ensure that the compiler flag environment variables are set for every RPM build. == Owner == * Name: [[User:tstellar| Tom Stellard]] * Email: <tstellar@xxxxxxxxxx> == Detailed Description == The %set_build_flags macro exports common environment variables used for building packages: * CFLAGS * CXXFLAGS * FFLAGS * FCFLAGS * LDFLAGS * LT_SYS_LIBRARY_PATH * CC * CXX These environment variables are set to the compiler flags defined in the system RPM configuration. This macro is currently implicitly called when packages use some of the build system helper macros, like %configure, %cmake, and %meson. However, not all packages use these macros and so some packages do not use the correct compiler flags as required by the Fedora packaging guidelines[1]. This change will be implemented by updating the %__spec_build_pre and %__speck_check_pre macros in redhat-rpm-config to include %set_build_flags. This will set these environment variables automatically before the %build and %check sections. See the proposed [https://src.fedoraproject.org/fork/tstellar/rpms/redhat-rpm-config/c/a39741bbebd645c46e5d675920b4bffe390c95bb?branch=set-build-flags-build-check implementation] for more details. The purpose for making this change in both the %build and %check sections is because sometimes test code gets built in the %check sections for unit tests and this will ensure that the application code and its tests are built with the same set of flags. This change should have no impact on packages that already use %set_build_flags either directly or indirectly through another macro. It also won't impact any package that currently sets these environment variables or modifies any of the %{build*_flags} macros in their %build or %check sections. [1] https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/#_compiler_flags == Benefit to Fedora == This change will ensure that more packages are built using the correct compiler flags, and bring them in compliance with the Fedora packaging guidelines. It will also help improve the security of the distribution as many of the compiler flags help defend against common security attacks. == Scope == * Proposal owners: ** Make the necessary changes to redhat-rpm-config. ** Help debug any issues uncovered by this change during the mass rebuild. * Other developers: ** Report bugs to the proposal owner. * Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/10482 #10482] * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change) * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) * Alignment with Objectives: == How To Test == This change will be tested by rebuilding packages as part of the mass rebuild. == User Experience == This change will make some packages less susceptible to security exploits. == Contingency Plan == * Contingency mechanism: The proposal owner will revert the change in redhat-rpm-config * Contingency deadline: Beta Freeze * Blocks release? No == Documentation == None needed. -- Ben Cotton He / Him / His Fedora Program Manager Red Hat TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis _______________________________________________ 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
