correct systemd-rpm-macros usage in pkg .spec pre*/post* with .timer-controlled service groups?

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i'm moving a group of systemd-controlled server services off of the critical boot path, on Fedora 39.

i build/package the services myself, from .spec (mock or COPR), and need to adapt the specs' systemd-rpm-macros usage.

to get them off the critial path, i've grouped the service in a unit.target, controlled by a unit.timer,

cat /etc/systemd/system/daemon{A,B,C}.service
    	...
    	[Install]
    -	WantedBy=graphical.target
    +	Also=daemon-group.timer

cat /etc/systemd/system/daemon-group.target
    	[Unit]
    	Description=daemon-group target
    	Wants=daemonA.service daemonB.service daemonC.service
    	After=daemonA.service daemonB.service daemonC.service

[Install]
    	Also=daemon-group.timer

cat /etc/systemd/system/daemon-group.timer
    	[Unit]
    	Description=startup daemon-group
    	After=syslog.target network-online.target

[Timer]
    	OnActiveSec=1s
    	Unit=daemon-group.target

[Install]
    	WantedBy=timers.target

then

systemctl enable --now daemon-group.timer

as intended, the timer unit now controls group start/stop, with ordering deps handled within each daemon{A,B,C}.service unit,

systemctl status daemonA daemonB daemonC | grep indirect
    	Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/daemonA.service; indirect; preset: disabled)
    	Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/daemonB.service; indirect; preset: disabled)
    	Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/daemonC.service; indirect; preset: disabled)

, not via typical direct systemctl of the individual units.

where, e.g.,

cat /usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.systemd
    	...
    	%systemd_postun_with_restart() \
    	%{expand:%%{?__systemd_someargs_%#:%%__systemd_someargs_%# systemd_postun_with_restart}} \
    	if [ $1 -ge 1 ] && [ -x "/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-update-helper" ]; then \
    	    # Package upgrade, not uninstall \
    	    /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-update-helper mark-restart-system-units %{?*} || : \
    	fi \
    	%{nil}
    	...

cat /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-update-helper
    	...
    	mark-restart-system-units)
    	        [ -d /run/systemd/system ] || exit 0

for unit in "$@"; do
    	            systemctl set-property "$unit" Markers=+needs-restart &
    	        done
    	        wait
    	        ;;
    	...

with this setup, @ shell,

systemctl stop daemon<X>.service

correctly stops a single service.

but

systemctl (re)start daemon<X>.service

fails to release back to prompt

otoh,

systemctl stop daemon<X>.service
    systemctl restart daemon-group.timer

does. but, appears to restart all services ref'd in the timer group.

on pkg upgrade, i need to properly handle the service/timer controls in the spec.

the original daemon{A,B,C}.spec has systemd-rpm-macros in place for pre-/post install handling,
    ...
    BuildRequires:     systemd
    BuildRequires:     systemd-rpm-macros
    %{?systemd_requires}
    ...
    %post
    %systemd_post daemon<X>.service

%preun
    %systemd_preun daemon<X>.service

%postun
    %systemd_postun_with_restart daemon<X>.service
    ...

what's correct systemd unit control usage in this case?

keep post/pre macro invocations referencing the daemon<X>.service ?
switch to mixed/sole macro control of daemon-group.timer?
or, can't use the macros in this case, and have to use explicit manual control?