On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 09:13:11AM +0200, Jos Vos wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 07:58:03PM -0400, Colin Walters wrote:
>
> > - Don't make me increment integers (Release); this is
> > what computers (i.e. the build system) are for
>
> Whatever you suggest to change, be sure that the final spec file
> contains a real integer, not a macro defined in the build system
> or so.
>
> It's already very discussable that %{?dist} is now used in the
> release tags. I know this was introduced to overcome a - what
> you can maybe call - shortcome in RPM, but it has its drawbacks
> and every use of non-standard externally defined macros violates
> the principles of RPM, being able to reproduce package building.
But the disttag is designed in such a way as to also work when there
is no definition for it.
--
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Attachment:
pgp8Q7qhkR7PD.pgp
Description: PGP signature
-- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
