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Personally, I am more inclined on having them both, so as not to +</I>>><i> break already working specs. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> For example: +</I>>><i> $ urpmq --provides lib64gudev1.0-devel-166-5.mga1.x86_64 +</I>>><i> libgudev-devel[== 166-5.mga1] +</I>>><i> pkgconfig(gudev-1.0)[== 166] +</I>>><i> devel(libgudev-1.0(64bit)) +</I>>><i> lib64gudev1.0-devel[== 166-5.mga1] +</I>>><i> lib64gudev1.0-devel(x86-64)[== 166-5.mga1] +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> only libgudev-devel, so if I put BR gudev-devel in a spec it won't +</I>>><i> work, whereas I'd expect it to work since some other packages have +</I>>><i> such similar provides: +</I>>><i> $ urpmq --provides lib64dbus-1-devel +</I>>><i> libdbus-1-devel[== 1.4.1-3.mga1] +</I>>><i> libdbus-devel[== 1.4.1-3.mga1] +</I>>><i> dbus-devel[== 1.4.1-3.mga1] +</I>>><i> [...] +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> WDYT? +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> (If we agree to go one way or the other, will just fix them gradually +</I>>><i> over time). +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> -- +</I>>><i> Ahmad Samir +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Adding to the above, spturtle has suggested using pkgconfig() +</I>><i> provides: <A HREF="https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2065">https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2065</A> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> -- +</I>><i> Ahmad Samir +</I>><i> +</I> +Using pkgconfig provides looks like an optimal option, we could start +now, whenever we touch a spec we change to the pkgconfig provides, and +gradually all the specs will be adapted. + +And for the packages that don't have .pc files we add: +Provides: %{name}-devel = %{version}-release +Provides: lib%{name}-devel = %{version}-release + +or we could add them to all packages whether they have .pc files or +not, but still always use pkgconfig() provides as BR in our specs. + +WDYT? + +-- +Ahmad Samir +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="006510.html">[Mageia-dev] Standardising the virtual Provides in -devel packages +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006598.html">[Mageia-dev] Standardising the virtual Provides in -devel packages +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#6595">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6595">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6595">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6595">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |