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[Mageia-dev] Importing RPM Spec File Syntax

+ Florian Hubold + doktor5000 at arcor.de +
+ Tue Jan 18 19:59:32 CET 2011 +

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Am 17.01.2011 23:50, schrieb Per Øyvind Karlsen:
+> 2011/1/17 Florian Hubold<doktor5000 at arcor.de>:
+>> I have one comment, or more of a question: Why is it that some time ago
+>> there used to be this syntax as de-facto standard:
+>>
+>> %define name
+>> Name: %name
+>>
+>> Never understood this, so i went with what seems the new standard,
+>> which saves you at least 3 lines per spec and improving readability.
+>>
+>> So anyone can enlighten me why name, release and version had %defines?
+> Legacy practice which got stuck with some...
+>
+> 'Name: foo' will always define %{name} now (which has been the case for ages),
+> so there's no longer use in doing this anymore.
+> It mainly adds unnecessary obscurity and confusion, please just drop this.
+>
+> --
+> Regards,
+> Per Øyvind
+>
+Thanks for the info, just what i thought.
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