Re: Strange buildconflicts

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2013/8/26 Jeffrey Johnson <[email protected]>

>
> On Aug 26, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Per =D8yvind Karlsen wrote:
>
> > When touching db* packages, I notice this odd buildconflicts:
> > BuildConflicts:       libreoffice-core
> >
>
> While I have no idea what the semantic intent of the above is/was, I can
> point out
>
> BuildObsoletes: exists/functions and is perhaps a better solution than
> BuildConflicts:
> if the intent is to create a tree in which a package can be rebuilt. Note
> that the effect
> is harmless when installing as non-root (which is suggested as best
> practice for
> rpmbuild for many years now), but would permit re-running "sudo rpmbuild"
> and "fixing"
> the problem automagically.
>
> Note also that
>         BuildRequires: !libpreoffice-core
> (note the leading ! for negation) is essentially the same as the
> BuildConflicts: used.

Interesting, so will this then be added to %{requirenames} with some
special attribute set, or is it added to %{conflictnames}?

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Regards,
Per =D8yvind

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<div dir=3D"ltr">2013/8/26 Jeffrey Johnson <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
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On Aug 26, 2013, at 1:17 PM, Per =D8yvind Karlsen wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; When touching db* packages, I notice this odd buildconflicts:<br>
&gt; BuildConflicts: =A0 =A0 =A0 libreoffice-core<br>
&gt;<br>
<br>
</div>While I have no idea what the semantic intent of the above is/was, I =
can point out<br>
<br>
BuildObsoletes: exists/functions and is perhaps a better solution than Buil=
dConflicts:<br>
if the intent is to create a tree in which a package can be rebuilt. Note t=
hat the effect<br>
is harmless when installing as non-root (which is suggested as best practic=
e for<br>
rpmbuild for many years now), but would permit re-running &quot;sudo rpmbui=
ld&quot; and &quot;fixing&quot;<br>
the problem automagically.<br>
<br>
Note also that<br>
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 BuildRequires: !libpreoffice-core<br>
(note the leading ! for negation) is essentially the same as the BuildConfl=
icts: used.</blockquote><div style>Interesting, so will this then be added =
to %{requirenames} with some special attribute set, or is it added to %{con=
flictnames}?</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>--</div><div style>Regards,</div><div style=
>Per =D8yvind</div></div></div></div>

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