[Mageia-dev] Wrong detection on rpmlint's unexpanded-macro

Sat Jul 9 18:25:19 CEST 2011

On 9 July 2011 18:20, John Balcaen <mikala at mageia.org> wrote:
+> 2011/7/9 Ahmad Samir <ahmadsamir3891 at gmail.com>:
+>> On 9 July 2011 05:55, Funda Wang <fundawang at gmail.com> wrote:
+>>> Hello,
+>>>
+>>> When submitting kdenetwork4, it was rejected because of unexpanded-macro:
+>>> - unexpanded-macro
+>>> /usr/share/apps/kppp/Provider/Netherlands/HetNet%032Frequent%032Surfen
+>>> %032Frequent
+>>>
+>>> But I think unexpanded macro should be checked only in rpm's header
+>>> (such as name, req, prov, obsoletes), not on the content of the
+>>> package. Is it wanted?
+>>>
+>>
+>> That looks like an unintended side-effect; it barfed on '%exclude
+>> %_kde_appsdir/kppp/Provider'; it shouldn't, IIUC.
+>>
+> Hum probably not, for kdenetwork4 4.6.5 i remove the %exclude from
+> kppp & it's still failing cf
+>
+> http://pkgsubmit.mageia.org/uploads/rejected/1/core/updates_testing/20110709144636.mikala.valstar.29217.youri
+>
+>
+
+Indeed; however are those file names correct? e.g.
+"Internet%032Acces%032Facilities %032Acces", because that's the actual
+file name in the rpm (separate issue, I guess).
+
+> Regards,
+>
+>
+> P.S: i put sysadmin in cc
+>
+>
+> --
+> Balcaen John
+> Jabber-id: mikala at jabber.littleboboy.net
+>
+
+
+
+-- 
+Ahmad Samir
+