On Sat, 2006-09-16 at 22:08 -0700, Toshio Kuratomi wrote:
Hey guys,
It's come to my attention that we don't have a "Packages must be built
from source, no precompiled binaries" rule in the current guidelines. I
think this is an oversight as the Binary Firmware section:
http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#BinaryFirmware
implies this for the specific case of firmware.
How about something like:
"Packages must be built from source code. Including pre-built programs
or libraries is strictly forbidden. A select few exceptions are made
for binary firmware. Please see
http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#BinaryFirmware
for details."
And on ReviewGuidelines:
"Must: The package must be built from source. No pre-built programs or
libraries are acceptable."
Thoughts, opinions welcome.
Might another exception be needed for the bootstrapping procedures for
new compilers, e.g. some of the lisp/haskell compilers in Extras?
Paul.