On 10/19/2010 10:32 AM, Philipp Thomas wrote:
* Philipp Thomas (pth@suse.de) [20101019 17:13]:
I'd say the OBS should run an additional check on .spec files to ensure that Author names are encoded in utf8. I'll discuss that with collegues.
Thanks Philipp, That sound like the smart way to standardize the spec file.
Actually rpmlint *does* give a warning when a spec file isn't encoded in utf8.But as it's only a warning, you should just bug the maintainer of a given package to fix the spec file.
Philipp
I like your first thought better. Standardizing the content seems more logical than trying to chase down each package maintainer that has a spec throwing character encoding warnings. I don't mind bugging the 4-5 maintainers mentioned in the original post, but among your colleagues, it would be nice if packagers were aware that non-utf8 encoding causes warnings and that their use is specs should be avoided. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org