https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1356048 --- Comment #25 from Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@xxxxxxxxxx> --- (In reply to Antonio Trande from comment #24) > (In reply to Jaroslav Škarvada from comment #20) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > %package doc > > > > > > Summary: Documentation files for rtlsdr-scanner > > > > > > Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release} > > > > > > BuildArch: noarch > > > > > > > > > > > > Requires is the explicit dependency, i.e. you cannot install the doc > > > > > > subpackage without the main package. > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I understand but why? :) > > > > > > > > Sorry, are you joking or what? > > > > > > -doc sub-package provides a PDF file only, it does not need base package. > > > > > > Just for example: > > > > > > 'gle-doc' (that contains PDFs and license) does not depend by 'gle' > > > > > > $ repoquery -l gle-doc > > > /usr/share/doc/gle-doc > > > /usr/share/doc/gle-doc/GLEusersguide.pdf > > > /usr/share/doc/gle-doc/gle-manual.pdf > > > /usr/share/licenses/gle-doc > > > /usr/share/licenses/gle-doc/LICENSE.txt > > > > > > $ repoquery --requires gle-doc > > > #No output > > > > Well, sorry I cannot imagine situation when you would need doc sub package > > and not the main package, according to the Fedora Packaging Guidelines [1]: > > > > > Subpackages are often extensions for their base package and in that > > > case they should require their base package. > > > > It's talking about extension of the package, not extension of the > > functionality, so the documentation counts. > > You are interpreting guidelines in your favor. A generic "extension" like > you think should be true in both directions (doc is an extension of base > package and viceversa). > Instead, an user could want install documentation without install software; > if your interpretation was true, wouldn't be useful make a -doc sub-package. > Sorry I can't imagine why anybody would need to install documentation without the base package. The reason why doc sub packages exists is to support users who don't need the documentation to save some bits. I.e. it's clearly written in the guides, that you need to split the package to -doc if the documentation is too big. > > > > And from the Package Review Guidelines [2]: > > > > > SHOULD: Usually, subpackages other than devel should require the base package > > > using a fully versioned dependency > > This example is inappropriate. > How it is inappropriate? It's *clearly* written there. If you have some problem with it, open ticket against FPC. > > > > I would recommend you reading the guidelines. > > > > [1] > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Requiring_Base_Package > > [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:ReviewGuidelines > > Thank you for this tip. > > However, this is not a great problem. > Package approved. Thanks. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. You are always notified about changes to this product and component _______________________________________________ package-review mailing list package-review@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-review@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx