Systemd macros (f18+)

[Tom Callaway]

On 08/31/2012 03:21 AM, Simone Caronni wrote:
> According to the systemd snippets [1], the new macros should be only for
> NEW packages, i.e. those that never had a SysV init script.

The macros apply for both NEW packages and converted packages, in F18+.
There are additional triggers needed if converting from a SysV init
script package, but the scriptlet macros are identical.

> I have a few questions:
> 
> 1- Since the packages I mantain build on RHEL5+ and Fedora 16+ (and have
> for a long time), can I assume these macros in the spec file is optional?
> If that's the case, what should I do with the bugs opened?

I'd have to defer to FESCo on that.

> 2- What's the status of the back-port of those macros to F16/F17 (with a
> different expansion of course)? Is it under evaluation? Should I wait
> for the resolution of this before starting to add the macros?

I have no idea. Lennart has yet to respond.

> 3- If I should start putting the macros in now in the spec files and
> still keep the option to build the same package on all EPEL/Fedora
> supported distributions, can I assume RHEL 7 = Fedora 18 for the various
> %if/%elif?

I can't speak to that either, sorry.

~tom

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