[Fedora-packaging] -devel rpms with pkgconfig files should 'Requires: pkgconfig'

[Rex Dieter]

Jesse Keating wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-06-21 at 07:31 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
>> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/ReviewGuidelines
>> it includes:
>> - MUST: Files used by pkgconfig (.pc files) must be in a -devel package.
>>
>> I'd suggest amending this to say (something like)
>> - MUST: Files used by pkgconfig (.pc files) must be in a -devel package, 
>> and the -devel package include 'Requires: pkgconfig'
>>
>> We've got quite a few such packages, and lots of things will break when 
>> FE switches to the minimal buildroot that no longer includes pkgconfig. 
> 
> I'm not so sure I agree with this.  The -devel packages can be used
> w/out pkgconfig and many are. 

Most -devel packages with .pc files (that I'm aware of) can *not* be 
used w/out pkgconfig.

> Forcing pkgconfig on other packages may not be the best case. 

pkgconfig is small and pulls in no additional dependencies.  I see no 
downside.

-- Rex