[Guidelines Change] Changes to the Packaging Guidelines

[Tom Callaway]

Another round of changes to the Fedora Packaging Guidelines have been made:

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A new section on packaging cron jobs has been added:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/CronFiles

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The guidelines for migrating from sysv init scripts to systemd were
clarified to state that the migration triggers only need to be kept for
two releases (to cover the range of supported upgrades). For example, if
the package converted to systemd unit files in F18, the migration
support could be dropped in the F21. It is not mandatory that they drop
them, this is just to clarify that they have the option of dropping them
at that point.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:ScriptletSnippets#Packages_migrating_to_a_systemd_unit_file_from_a_SysV_initscript

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If an update to your package resolves a known security concern (at the
time of the update) with a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
number assigned to it, you should mention the CVE number in the RPM
changelog entry.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Security_Updates_To_Resolve_Known_CVE_Issues

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The Java Guidelines have been updated with macros that simplify
packaging on F19+, a specific circumstance where JAR files can be now
installed to %{_javadir}/%{name}/ under its usual name, and other
cleanups proposed by the Java SIG.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Java

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The ruby gems guidelines have been updated to make use of the
%gem_install macro that is available in Fedora 19 and beyond.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Ruby

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The packaging guidelines have been clarified to specify that RPM Macro
files stored in /etc/rpm/ are not to be marked %config.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Packaging_of_Additional_RPM_Macros

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A Bundling exception for nodejs-should to include the forked code
fragment from the Node.js "assert" module was approved.

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These guideline changes were approved by the Fedora Packaging
Committee (FPC).

Many thanks to Jóhann B. Guðmundsson, Przemek Klosowski, David Malcolm,
Jamie Nguyen, Vit Ondruch, Michal Srb, and all of the members of the
FPC, for assisting in drafting, refining, and passing these guidelines.

As a reminder: The Fedora Packaging Guidelines are living documents! If
you find something missing, incorrect, or in need of revision, you can
suggest a draft change. The procedure for this is documented here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Committee#GuidelineChangeProcedure

Thanks,

~tom
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