On Tue, 2006-07-11 at 10:24 -0500, Jason L Tibbitts III wrote: > >>>>> "TC" == Tom Callaway <(spot) <fedora-extras-commits@xxxxxxxxxx>> writes: > > TC> Fix this package so it doesn't grab "perl(the)" as a false dep. > > Wow, by patching out every instance of the word "use" in the source. > > - } elsif ($format eq 'int16u') { # use the offset as the value > + } elsif ($format eq 'int16u') { # choose the offset as the value > > Scary. Which brings up a couple of questions: > > *) Why not just use a dependency filter instead of hacking the source? > That patch will have to be redone everytime the source changes. +1. This patch means playing with symptoms without providing a cure (fix rpm's dep generators) nor permanent relief (filtering) > *) Are of these changes are really necessary? AFAIS, nope: The culprit seems to be rpm is failing on one single file: --- lib/Image/ExifTool/MIE.pm~ 2006-07-11 17:31:15.000000000 +0200 +++ lib/Image/ExifTool/MIE.pm 2006-07-11 17:31:15.000000000 +0200 @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ DNG, EPS, ERF, GIF, ICC, JNG, JP2, JPEG, MIE, MIFF, MNG, MOS, MOV, MP3, MP4, MPEG, MRW, NEF, ORF, PBM, PDF, PGM, PICT, PNG, PPM, PS, PSD, QTIF, RAF, RAW, RIFF, SR2, SRF, TIFF, WAV, WMA, WMV, X3F and XMP. Other types should simply - use the common file extension. + apply the common file extension. }, }, '1Directory' => { Name => 'SubfileDirectory' }, Ralf -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list