>> Is it not better to do it in RPMLint with appropriate exceptions? > Perhaps it would be a better option to separate this test from rpmlint > (without stretching definitions of 'lint'). Payloading binaries isn't an > RPM problem per se but more of a Packaging definition issue and, > probably optional hence. RPMLint does check for strange file permissions within the tarballs which are part of the SRPMs. eg., non-644 bits for a C/C++ files. Cheers, Debarshi -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list