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I know it's not but +</I>>><i> I always like to make things totally and unequivocally explicit all the +</I>>><i> same. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> I tend to do this in my bash scripts and even in PHP scripts too (tho' +</I>>><i> annoyingly the PHP delimiters go outside of the variable identifier +</I>>><i> unlike in RPM macros and bash, so it's syntactically a little different +</I>>><i> but the same principles apply). +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Cheers +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Me, i use both ( this depend if the rpm i work in had it or not ) but +</I>><i> for new rpm i use %foo. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> But i don't see a need to add a policy for %{foo} against %foo. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I don't understand Ze mail, he ask to use %{foo} and imposed it by +</I>><i> changing in a spec file stating " i changed the spec layout from %foo +</I>><i> into %{foo} to be as a reference point, " and then in the same mail i +</I>><i> read "for example in my specs locally i generally dont use +</I>><i> delimitations". +</I>><i> +</I>><i> why this mail if you personnaly don't really care about the question ? +</I>><i> just because mikala wasn't agree with you ? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> P.S: yeah i started to have enough now... ( too ) +</I>><i> +</I>being still officially an apprentice, I've been told to use %{...}, but don't +see a problem with omitting where it's not necessary. +For existing specs, I don't see a big need to change things. +As long as it's there where it's really needed. +Let's go with the flow, it's not like it is something that is visible outside +the spec file. + +It would be nice to have it clearly documented as to when it is strictly +necessary -- and why. As well as giving a preferred style, if any. +(If that hasn't already been done, of course.) + +My 2 cents :) +-- +André +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="007416.html">[Mageia-dev] %{foo} vs. %foo +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="007429.html">[Mageia-dev] %{foo} vs. %foo +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#7417">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#7417">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#7417">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#7417">[ 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> |