On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Levente Farkas wrote:
>> >> >I think it would be a good idea that binary packages (built with rpm) to
>> >> >automagically include the spec file (and to place it under
>> >> >/usr/doc/package.../). This is helpfull in 2 situations:
>> >> > - as an inspiration for new package builders
>> >>
>> >> I disagree. It is just extra file clutter on the hard disk that
>> >> is totally unnecessary. If someone wants inspiration for
>> >> building packages, the .spec is in the src.rpm. The spec is
>> >> useless without the rest of the files that it uses to build
>> >
>> >Oh, I don't know.
>> >
>> >If the kernel binary rpms included the spec used to create them, I'd have a
>> >rough chance of putting one together myself without downloading the whole
>> >src.rpm.
>>
>> How can you compile the kernel without the kernel source code
>> though? It is needed to compile the kernel (obviously), so I
>> don't see why someone couldn't just get the Red Hat kernel
>> src.rpm to start with which contains the source..
>
>ohhh men, did you use to think before write ? have you heard about
>kernel-source-xxx.i386.rpm ?
Yes, and you don't seem to understand the Red Hat packaging of
the kernel. If you take the kernel-source-i386.rpm and install
it, you get the Red Hat modified kernel source with all sorts of
things removed. When you then write a .spec file, and make
changes to this source, and repackage it, you now have RPM
packages that are NOT based on pristine source code.
The kernel-source RPM is intended for building kernels, not for
repackaging them with RPM. The kernel .src.rpm is the one that
contains the kernel source code.
The key phrase here is PRISTINE SOURCE CODE. I am thinking fully
before I write thanks.
At any rate, I don't give 2 hoots about the discussion anymore
because the logic being presented is flawed and aimed at
allegedly simplifying life for 2 people by affecting
everyone. It is entirely unlikely that it will occur, and
debatiing the issue has lost my interest.
Lets let this dead horse RIP now please.
TTYL
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