Re: syslinux package spec file

[David Cantrell]

On 11/17/2011 04:10 PM, Michael Schwendt wrote:
>  Main package "syslinux" does:
>
>     Obsoletes: syslinux-devel<  %{version}-%{release}
>     Provides: syslinux-devel
>
>  However, a syslinux-devel subpackage definition is present. A -devel
>  package is built. No comment explains above Obs/Prov pair.
>
>  %changelog only says:
>
>  * Thu Dec 17 2009 Peter Jones … - 3.83-2
>  - Split out -devel
>
>  * Tue Aug 22 2006 Jesse Keating … - 3.11-4
>  - Obsolete syslinux-devel.
>  - Couple cleanups for packaging guidelines
>
>  * Mon Jun 12 2006 Peter Jones … - 3.11-2
>  - Fold -devel subpackage into "syslinux"
>
>
>  # repoquery --archlist=src --whatrequires syslinux --disablerepo='*'
> --enablerepo=fedora-source
>  gpxe-0:1.0.1-4.fc16.src
>  ltsp-0:5.1.95-3.fc16.src
>
>  # repoquery --archlist=src --whatrequires syslinux-devel --disablerepo='*'
> --enablerepo=fedora-source
>  #
>  
That is unusual.  Please file a bug for this.

Thanks,

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David Cantrell <dcantrell(a)redhat.com&gt;
Supervisor, Installer Engineering Team
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