Jerry James wrote:
I tried to use the approach outlined here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/MultilibTricks to make a package containing both some binaries and a library. The binaries are linked against the library. The library provides functionality used by other open source projects. However, as the reviewer pointed out, the -libs subpackage described on that page conflicts with the Packaging Guidelines. In particular, all subpackages are supposed to Require the main package
AFAIk that is not what the guidelines say, and if they do say that then they should be fixed, a foo-libs package does not need to Require the main package, and I'm sure I can come up with more examples where a sub package does not need to require the main package.
, but that gets
turned into all packages, including the main package, Require the -libs subpackage. I thought about this approach. foo: main package, contains the .so.* files foo-devel: contains the .h and .so files foo-bin: contains the binaries The only downside I can see to that approach is that some people might be confused when they install just foo and don't get the binaries. How have others addressed this issue? Also, shoud I read anything into the age of that packaging draft? Thanks,
Just use the -libs approach and don't make -libs Require the main package, there is no need for it to require the main package.
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