On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 3:26 PM Ken Gaillot <kgaillot@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have a question about the guidelines for "Handling Locale Files": > > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/#_handling_locale_files > > The guidelines state, "If the package uses gettext for translations, > add BuildRequires: gettext". > > gettext-devel seems the more logical dependency, since it has the > autoconf macros. And of course the guidelines for "Devel Packages" > state "-devel packages must be used to contain files which are intended > solely for development or needed only at build-time." > gettext is a tool that happens to be used in development, but that is not the same as being a "Devel Package". It is much the same as gcc or clang, which we don't have people install gcc-devel and clang-devel for. gettext-devel is for development _against_ gettext, which is not the same as using it. For a properly released autotools-based project, the gettext autoconf macros are not necessary as the tarball should have been generated with configure.ac expanded into configure. > Both gettext and gettext-devel depend on gettext-libs, which might make > the issue unnoticeable for packages don't use autotools. > > Would "gettext" or "gettext-devel" be more correct for BuildRequires? In short, gettext is, unless you have special requirements. > -- > Ken Gaillot <kgaillot@xxxxxxxxxx> -- Elliott _______________________________________________ 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
