Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596461 --- Comment #17 from Chen Lei <supercyper1@xxxxxxxxx> 2010-06-05 10:45:42 EDT --- (In reply to comment #16) > I think claiming bundling it isn't a bug because the people wrote it > anticipated it being used that way, is not valid reasoning for Fedora. > The problems caused by bundling (which is why there is a rule), are still going > to apply. > If p7zip is doing that, then it is a problem that should be addressed, not > copied. > To move forward on this, it might make sense to bring this up at a packagers > meeting and see what other people think about the proper way to package that > provides source to be included by other packages. If there is agreement on how > to do it, we can get this reviewed and included. And then later start cleaning > up other packages. > It might be useful to have the p7zip owner at that meeting to get their take on > things. p7zip now requires lzma 9.1, but upx still requires lzma 4.6, so the problem is a bit complicated. Maybe writing a wiki documents all packages bundling lzma-sdk is more easier. Do you mind to open a ticket on fesco about bundling source file issue? Currenly, packaging guideline only forbid bundling system libs. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ package-review mailing list package-review@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/package-review