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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>>><i> +</I>>><i> Using pkgconfig provides looks like an optimal option, we could start +</I>>><i> now, whenever we touch a spec we change to the pkgconfig provides, and +</I>>><i> gradually all the specs will be adapted. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> And for the packages that don't have .pc files we add: +</I>>><i> Provides: %{name}-devel = %{version}-release +</I>>><i> Provides: lib%{name}-devel = %{version}-release +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> or we could add them to all packages whether they have .pc files or +</I>>><i> not, but still always use pkgconfig() provides as BR in our specs. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I think it's better to use %{name}-devel for packages which don't have +</I>><i> pkgconfig files. And keep pkgconfig() provides for packages with .pc +</I>><i> files. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I> +As spturtle said, conformity/consistency is good, i.e. all our +packages should have the same Provides, that's better in the long run, +and less confusing for new (and old too) packagers. + +The cost of dropping lib%{name}-devel altogether is some specs may +break, but that can be mitigated by adding the SRPMS repos manually (I +didn't know those repos had hdlists, until tv pointed it out in +another thread some time ago), and checking: +urpmf --media Core-SRPMS --requires lib%{name}-devel + +and then fixing all the specs that has lib%{name}-devel (that may be a +daunting task sometimes, though). + +The point is, we don't have to fix this tomorrow, we start now and +with mga2/3 all the specs will have been cleaned up. + +-- +Ahmad Samir +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="006602.html">[Mageia-dev] Standardising the virtual Provides in -devel packages +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006879.html">[Mageia-dev] Standardising the virtual Provides in -devel packages +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#6603">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6603">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6603">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6603">[ 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> |