packaging June 2013

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arched BuildRequires?
by Björn Esser 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

Hi there! I have a question about this review: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889261 Is it ok to havearched BuildRequires? In my opinion they should NOT be arched, because of the reasons given in the comments of the bug. Cheers, Björn

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Can I rely on having UTF-8-locale during koji-build?
by Björn Esser 30 Jun '13

30 Jun '13

Hello list! Can I rely on having "en_US.UTF-8" inside a koji-build? Or in other words: Is it allowed to do this in spec? %build export LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8" ... Do I need to have BuildRequires on something providing UTF-8-locales? Cheers, Björn

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[HEADS UP] libtool + %global _hardened_build 1 = no full hardening
by Björn Esser 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

Hello list! As discussed a few days ago [1] there's a _severe_ bug in autotool's libtool known for ages [2] preventing libs not to be build fully hardened (partial RELRO), even if you have included `%global _hardened_build 1` into you rpm-spec. There was some LDFLAGS-hack [3] mentioned by me during review of bz# 977446 nbdkit, which turned out to block proper exporting of LDFLAGS during `%configure`-invocation. So I did some experiments how to get a proper working and future aware solution for this. I recommend EVERYBODY, who maintains pkgs meeting the above criteria (libtool + hardening) to re-check their build pkg's proper hardening invoking `hardening-check --color --verbose $path_to_lib` and if it's report reveals ... Read-only relocations: yes ---> Immediate binding: no, not found! <--- to apply the following lines immediatly AFTER invoking `%configure` to their affected pkg's spec: # dirty hack to force immediate binding with hardenend build having # autocrap's libtool pass the need gcc-specs to linker. sed -i -e 's! \\\$compiler_flags !&\\\$CFLAGS \\\$LDFLAGS !' libtool This simple (but effective) hack makes sure ALL hardening-relevant flags are passed to the linker. I just filed a ticket for FESCo-meeting [4] to have this workaround included in `%configure`-macro provided by rpm-package. If you are unsure whether your package is affected this feel free to ask me and please provide a build.log, so I can check. Cheers, Björn [1]https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2013-June/184429.html [2]http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libtool/2005-10/msg00003.html [3]https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=977446#c13 [4]https://fedorahosted.org/fesco/ticket/1132

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[HEADS UP] libtool + %global _hardened_build 1 = no full hardening
by Björn Esser 26 Jun '13

26 Jun '13

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Re: [Fedora-packaging] RFE: Documentation packages - no base packagedependency
by Mamoru TASAKA 25 Jun '13

25 Jun '13

> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Documentation > > Proposed addition to the guidelines: > > Independent documentation -doc packages typically don't require the > base package. It should be possible to install documentation without > having to install a program and all its dependencies. > > Rationale: Recently, in package review requests, I've seen packagers apply > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Requiring_Base_Package > also to -doc packages. And there are packages in the collection, which > do that, too. This is a hindrance, especially if one only wants to peruse > the documentation or install API documentation for remote developing. > Of course, an exception to this is documentation in a special format, > which can only be viewed within an application. > > Thoughts? Perhaps meaning of "Independent" (documentation) is ambiguous. Additionally, I think that many -doc subpackage requires main package is because -doc installs documents under the directory the main package owns: i.e. the main package has some "important" documents in one directory and the rest documents are included in -doc subpackage, and -doc uses the same directory. Usually I don't want to duplicate ownership of the same directory for this reason (so usually make -doc subpackage require main package), however I don't object to your thought so much. I think it is better to write explicitly that duplicating directory ownership is allowed (if your new proposition is accepted). Regards, Mamoru

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error: Failed dependencies: (Fedora 14)
by Thomas Tobian 24 Jun '13

24 Jun '13

Hallo guys, I need one more dependency but I do not know how to figure out: error: Failed dependencies: *freetype = 2.4.2-3.fc14* is needed by freetype-devel-2.4.2-3.fc14.x86_64 how could I get this file, in order to complete my installation for freetype-devel-2.4.2-3.fc14.x86_64 I really appreciate for your help. Dr Thomas,

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Summary/Minutes from today's FPC Meeting (2013-06-20 16:00 - 17:15 UTC)
by James Antill 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

============================================= #fedora-meeting-1: Fedora Packaging Committee ============================================= Meeting started by spot at 15:59:43 UTC. The full logs are available at http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2013-06-20/fpc.2013-06-20… . Meeting summary --------------- * Roll Call (spot, 15:59:52) * Guideline for patches on Source - https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/300 (spot, 16:16:44) * ACTION: abadger1999's draft, plus additional exception wording approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) (spot, 16:39:56) * Policy around packagers not getting an exception for a library or refusing to comply with an unbundling ruling - https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/301 (spot, 16:41:10) * ACTION: policy draft approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) (spot, 16:43:46) * Asking for bundling exception for the package "rubygem-rdiscount" - https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/304 (spot, 16:45:36) * Small changes to PHP Guidelines - https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/307 (spot, 16:49:29) * ACTION: PHP changes approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) (spot, 17:03:20) * Prohibit conditionalizing payload on Architecture - https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/306 (spot, 17:05:39) * ACTION: Draft approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) (spot, 17:11:13) * Open Floor (spot, 17:11:43) Meeting ended at 17:13:31 UTC. Action Items ------------ * abadger1999's draft, plus additional exception wording approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) * policy draft approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) * PHP changes approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) * Draft approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) Action Items, by person ----------------------- * abadger1999 * abadger1999's draft, plus additional exception wording approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) * **UNASSIGNED** * policy draft approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) * PHP changes approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) * Draft approved (+1:6, 0:0, -1:0) People Present (lines said) --------------------------- * spot (76) * abadger1999 (61) * tibbs|w (23) * RemiFedora (23) * geppetto (20) * limburgher (13) * SmootherFrOgZ (6) * Rathann (6) * zodbot (3) * nirik (2) Generated by `MeetBot`_ 0.1.4 .. _`MeetBot`: http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot

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Typo on Naming Guidelines Wiki page
by Michael Schwendt 21 Jun '13

21 Jun '13

Somebody with Edit permission for this page please fix https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:NamingGuidelines#Snapshot_packages > (For instance, in kismet-0.0.3.20040204svn, 20040204svn is the %{checkout}) ^ That's a typo. Should read: kismet-0-0.3.20040204svn As further below in the table "Example (kismet pre-release svn checkout)" where it's correct.

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Muiltilib for -devel allowed?
by Parag Nemade 20 Jun '13

20 Jun '13

Hi, I want to know whether multilib -devel packages are acceptable? This is related to bug https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=965914#c5 Regards, Parag.

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Schedule for Thursday's FPC Meeting (2013-06-20 16:00 UTC)
by James Antill 19 Jun '13

19 Jun '13

Following is the list of topics that will be discussed in the FPC meeting Thursday at 2013-06-20 16:00 UTC in #fedora-meeting-1 on irc.freenode.net. Local time information (via. rktime): 2013-06-20 09:00 Thu US/Pacific 2013-06-20 12:00 Thu US/Eastern 2013-06-20 16:00 Thu UTC <- 2013-06-20 17:00 Thu Europe/London 2013-06-20 18:00 Thu Europe/Paris 2013-06-20 18:00 Thu Europe/Berlin 2013-06-20 21:30 Thu Asia/Calcutta ------------------new day---------------------- 2013-06-21 00:00 Fri Asia/Singapore 2013-06-21 00:00 Fri Asia/Hong_Kong 2013-06-21 01:00 Fri Asia/Tokyo 2013-06-21 02:00 Fri Australia/Brisbane Links to all tickets below can be found at: https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/report/12 = Followups = #300 RPM: Guideline for patches on Source? .fpc 300 https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/300 = New business = #301 Policy around packagers not getting an exception for a library or refusing to comply with an unbundling ruling .fpc 301 https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/301 #304 asking for bundling exception for the package "rubygem-rdiscount" .fpc 304 https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/304 #306 Prohibit conditionalizing payload on architecture .fpc 306 https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/306 #307 Small changes to PHP Guidelines .fpc 307 https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/307 = Open Floor = For more complete details, please visit each individual ticket. The report of the agenda items can be found at: https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/report/12 If you would like to add something to this agenda, you can reply to this e-mail, file a new ticket at https://fedorahosted.org/fpc, e-mail me directly, or bring it up at the end of the meeting, during the open floor topic. Note that added topics may be deferred until the following meeting.

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