On Wed, 2007-10-03 at 14:09 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:12:15 +0300 (EEST), Panu Matilainen wrote: > > > >> ./configure: line 37448: cmp: command not found > > >> ... > > >> error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.62964 (%build) > > >> ... > > >> RPM build errors: > > >> Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.62964 (%build) > > >> ... > > >> > > >> > > >> Seemingly, "cmp" is in FC-7's default packages in koji, but not in > > >> FC-7's mock. > > > > > > It's the same old "diffutils is missing" problem that has been found > > > recently. Normally, "rpm-build" used to require "diffutils", because > > > it uses diff in scripts like check-files. But the RPM update for > > > F7 and FC6 has dropped the diffutils "Requires" (the %changelog does > > > not mention that). The mock buildsys build-group pkg needs an > > > update. > > > > No it wasn't dropped from rpm-build, it never was there to begin with. If rpm doesn't use these tools itself, then this would be, OK, otherwise this would qualify as a bug. > > diffutils has always been one of the implicit requirements (for no good > > reason IMO but that's another story) and has only been added recently to > > rawhide rpm. Does rpm use it? > Then we're back at the questions "who dropped diffutils from the > buildsys build-groups for stable dists?" or "why is diffutils missing > suddenly"? IMO, without any doubt a buildsys. Why changes like these could have made to hit the users, would be interesting to know. Ralf -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
