[Fedora-packaging] pkgconfig as BuildRequires really needed?

[Rex Dieter]

Mamoru Tasaka wrote:

> Parag N(पराग़) wrote, at 06/23/2010 12:55 AM +9:00:
>> Hi,
>>     I see minimal build environment always pulling pkgconfig and also
>> we have " There is no need to include the following packages or their
>> dependencies as BuildRequires because they would occur too often."
>> written in packaging guidelines[1]. Does this mean I can recommend in
>> new package reviews or existing package owners to drop BuildRequires:
>> pkgconfig in spec files?
>>
>> Parag.
>>
>> [1]https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Exceptions_2
> 
> While currently I have no strong positive or negative opinion for
> this, I just note that the reason that currently even minimal buildroot
> always pulls pkgconfig in is because rpm-build package has explicit
> "Requires: pkgconfig" . See:
> 
> * Wed Dec 03 2008 Panu Matilainen <pmatilai at redhat.com>
> - make rpm-build require pkgconfig (#473978)

Ok, for posterity I personally would've prefered the second option:
- All packages creating .pc file should have "_Build_Requires pkgconfig"

But what is done is done.  If rpm-build is going to Requires: pkgconfig 
going forward, then we may as well add this one to the exceptions list.

-- Rex