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?
bootstrapping is kinda a separate problem. The proposal here is that
*Packages* must be built from source, which I tend to I agree with, in
principle. The "source" in question, can potentially include binary
bits (for bootstrapping, whatever).
-- Rex