Should there be BuildRequires for perl/libtool/auto*?

[Michael Honeyfield]

> > If you require a specific version of any package, then you MUST include 
> > an Epoch in that dependency.  If the Epoch is blank, then make it "0".
> 
> Why? Can you give a good reason to introduce "0" in every versionned
> dependency? I can only think of reasons _not_ to :
> - Keep things shorter, clearer thus easier to understand
> - Not confuse the user with the arbitrary number that the epoch is when he
>   gets a message like "Failed dependencies, requires foo >= 1.20"
> 
> Epochs are only used in corner-cases, why make them appear in the general
> case at all?
> 
> I still don't think introducing a zero epoch everywhere is sensible nor
> useful.
> 
> Matthias

Does RPM not handle epoch value as 0? or am I mistaken? I am of the opinion and understanding that epoch should be avoided at all costs where possible. So not defining it would make more sense than defining it for the sake of doing so, since RPM (still not sure) assumes a 0 value for undefined epoch values. 

Mike