Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-packaging (267 mails)

[Vincent Untz <vuntz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Le mercredi 14 décembre 2011, à 08:39 +0100, Thomas Schraitle a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> I tried to build it as you recommended, but another question turned
> up...
>
> > [...]
> > > 2. Current version of Linux Libertine is 5.1.3. Which one is the
> > >    correct line and why:
> > >    a) Obsoletes: LinuxLibertine < 5.1.3
> > >    b) Obsoletes: LinuxLibertine < %{version}
> >
> > When renaming a package with the same version, better to use "<=".
> > Otherwise the obsoletes won't be applied.
> > That is,
> >
> >   Obsoletes: LinuxLibertine <= 5.1.3
> >   Provides: LinuxLibertine = %{version}
> >
> > where 5.1.3 is the version you started rename. [...]
>
> Currently, I have version 5.1.3_2011_06_21 and my SPEC file and added
> the above condition. The SPEC file looks like this:
>
>   Name:           linux-libertine-fonts
>   Version:        5.1.3
>   Obsoletes:      LinuxLibertine <= 5.1.3
>   Provides:       LinuxLibertine = %{version}
>   [...]
>
> If I build it with osc I get the following warning:
>
>   RPMLINT report:
>   ===============
>   linux-libertine-fonts.noarch: W: self-obsoletion LinuxLibertine <=
>   5.1.3 obsoletes LinuxLibertine = 5.1.3 The package obsoletes itself.
>   This is known to cause errors in various tools and should thus be
>   avoided, usually by using appropriately versioned Obsoletes and/or
>   Provides and avoiding unversioned ones.
>
> This is somehow to be expected. :) If I change the "Obsoletes" condition
> from "<=" to "<", the above warning disappears.
>
> Now, the question is, is better to use "<" in this case or should I
> change the version number? Which is the recommended strategy? 
> Just to make it right from the start. :)

The right thing is to live with the rpmlint warning; it will go away
once there is a new version.

FWIW, what we do in GNOME packages for this case is:

 - until there's a new version out:

  Provides:  $oldname = %{version}
  # FIXME: This causes a rpmlint warning; change <= to < once there's a new 
upstream version
  Obsoletes: $oldname <= %{version}

 - when there's a new version out:

  Provides:  $oldname = %{version}
  Obsoletes: $oldname < %{version}

Cheers,

Vincent

Vincent

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