On Sat, 2022-03-05 at 16:08 -0500, Elliott Sales de Andrade wrote: > 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. Aha, I think the "properly released" part is the essence :) The spec in question calls autoreconf, which leads to the gettext-devel dependency. After more digging, I found that calling autoreconf is an unsettled area of the guidelines. I think the simplest way forward is to use gettext-devel as the dependency as long as the spec calls autoreconf. Longer term, I can think about whether autoreconf can be avoided. > > > 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. Thanks for the explanation, it makes sense now. -- Ken Gaillot <kgaillot@xxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ 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
