On Sat, 2006-01-14 at 21:26 +0330, Roozbeh Pournader wrote:
>
> I tried packaging the formula support as a subpackage, but I can't
> make the main package noarch and the -math subpackage arch-dependent. I
> have three choices:
>
> 1) Get along with an arch-independent RPM package marked as
> arch-dependent.
>
> 2) Forget subpackages and make them one RPM with unified dependencies.
>
> 3) Make these two different SPEC files. (This would create a burden on
> me for maintaining the two in sync, so I guess I should only do this if
> the other two options are unacceptable.)
>
> What do you think I should do? Or am I missing a fourth and better path?
Hi Roozbeh,
The #3 option was chosen for the moin and moin-latex packages, which
have only vaguely similar circumstances (they're actually both noarch).
While it does take a little more effort, #3 probably isn't so difficult
to maintain. And by splitting into noarch and arch-specific you can let
users choose whether they want the math support and its additional
dependencies or not.
But, ultimately, its your choice if you're packaging it. :-)
Ed
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