[Bug 907704] Use the plain `perl` command instead of the `%{_perl}` macro in generated specfiles

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Product: Fedora
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907704

Ralf Corsepius <rc040203 at freenet.de> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Ralf Corsepius <rc040203 at freenet.de> ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> Main packaging guidelines discourage using macros for plain commands
> <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Macros>:
> 
> Macro forms of system executables SHOULD NOT be used except when there is a
> need to allow the location of those executables to be configurable. For
> example, rm should be used in preference to %{__rm}, but %{__python} is
> acceptable.

a) %__perl is in a similar position as %__python.

b) The wording "SHOULD NOT" means %__perl or other macros are _allowed_


=> It's up to a packager's discretion to use it or not. I encourage people to
use it and consider people enforcing plain "perl" to commit a mistake.

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