[Fedora-packaging] -devel rpms with pkgconfig files should 'Requires: pkgconfig'
Rex Dieter
rdieter at math.unl.edu
Wed Jun 21 13:45:43 UTC 2006
Rex Dieter wrote:
> Rex Dieter wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Let me rephrase, apps that BR: -devel packages that support pkg-config
> (most) often (need to) use pkg-config to detect the presense of the
> -devel package.
In particular, every app that uses auto* tools, and uses the
PKG_CHECK_MODULES macro in ./configure. I can vouge that this includes
*every* kde application I know. Please don't force app packagers to
have to figure out if their ./configure script(s) use this macro or not,
I'd much rather things "just work".
-- Rex
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