Christopher Stone wrote:
There is a package up for review, glob2, found here:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225010
The packager is putting the data files into a sub packge because of
this guideline in the Fedora Games SIG page:
"Package game files and data files separately, if possible, to reduce
size of
bugfix updates. This must be done if upstream packages game data in
separate
tarballs, and should be done even if upstream uses one tarball for game
source
and data. See Nazghul and tong for examples."
This does not make sense to me. Shouldn't the data package be in an
entirely different spec file instead of just a subpackage of the main
spec file? If you are going to make a bug fix to the app, and do a
rebuild, the data package is also going to be upgraded at the same
time because they are both in the same spec file and get the same
release number.
True, if the game data is in a subpackage then you don't gain much
benefit during updates. In that case it's more of a cosmetic issue with
no real drawback. Though if Fedora ever starts using delta rpms, then
we'd see an immediate benefit with no additional work.
The next option would be to leave the data and code all in the same
package, with no subpackage for the data. This is the default case that
we're trying to optimize by having -data subpackages.
Another option, as you suggest, is to use separate spec files with the
same source tarball. I like this option because it benefits the end
users, but has the drawback of increasing the disk space consumption of
the mirrors due to the source tarball being packaged twice in two
separate src rpms. What's good for the users is bad for the mirrors, I
guess.
Ideally upstream would separate the game data and game code into
separate packages, but that's not always an option.
Perhaps we should clarify the 'should be done' sentence thus:
"...and is recommended, but not required, even if upstream uses one
tarball for game source and data" ?
--Wart
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