On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 22:08 -0700, Toshio Kuratomi wrote: > Hey guys, > It's come to my attention that we don't have a "Packages must be built > from source, no precompiled binaries" rule in the current guidelines. I > think this is an oversight as the Binary Firmware section: > http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#BinaryFirmware > > implies this for the specific case of firmware. > > How about something like: > > "Packages must be built from source code. Including pre-built programs > or libraries is strictly forbidden. A select few exceptions are made > for binary firmware. Please see > http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#BinaryFirmware > for details." > > And on ReviewGuidelines: > "Must: The package must be built from source. No pre-built programs or > libraries are acceptable." > > Thoughts, opinions welcome. Might another exception be needed for the bootstrapping procedures for new compilers, e.g. some of the lisp/haskell compilers in Extras? Paul. -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
