Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-packaging (235 mails)

[Ralf Lang <lang@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> In my opinion, EVERY Build-Require line should get a companion comment
> about why it's needed. E.g:
> #Require: package-y not enough, hidden need for path/file from package-z
>
> This way there could be a cronjob on obs that does a "grep -B1
> Build-Require *.spec" to find out these sources of Build-Require.
>
> Best would be a automated mail to the maintainers of the not well
> declared packages that cause the need for Build-Require later.
>
> Yes, there are exemptions, where Build-Require are the best solution,
> but these are not the cause for most of the trouble missing Require
> lines in still successful building packages cause.
>
> Cinnamon is just one of the packages where this case hits.
>
> If there would have been a pattern "Cinnamon" from the start, the
> missing Requires could have been totally overlooked, because the
> needed packages would have been pulled in by the pattern already.
>
> That said, how should a user react to such a case of missing Require
> lines, and, could we get a item in the FAQ / Wiki elaborating this,
> for future reference?
>
> Thanks,
> - Yamaban.

The packages needed for building (gettext builder for example) and the 
packages needed for running (web server, database, plugin libraries) can 
be completely unrelated. While I like comments on requires and 
BuildRequires (I'm currently building an autogenerator which should mind 
"manual" entries) I see no relation between Requires and BuildRequires. 
Moreover, beautifying existing working specs is not a popular task and 
nagging packagers with reminders for technically irrelevant comments 
would not make everybody happy.

Usually for building you need a lot of -devel stuff which should not be 
installed just to run a product.

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