Bug 1749738

Summary:	rpmlint: E: library-not-linked-against-libc
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Jens Petersen <petersen>
Component:	rpmlint	Assignee:	Tom "spot" Callaway <spotrh>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	31	CC:	j, tcallawa, tmz, twoerner
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Description Jens Petersen 2019-09-06 10:46:10 UTC

Description of problem:
rpmlint gives an error for shared libraries that are not linked to libc.so.

While it is true that many/most (commonly/widely used) libraries (in Fedora)
are linked to libc.so, it is not true for all libraries.
Some libraries may not use libc directly so they do not require to
have "NEEDED libc.so".

I feel this should just really be a warning, or at least rpmdiff
should provide info (currently there is none) for this error
to the effect that this is not mandatory.

Is it covered by any Fedora Packaging Guidelines?

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
rpmlint-1.11-3.fc31

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. rpmlint ghc-data-default | grep "E: library-not-linked-against-libc"

Actual results:
"E: library-not-linked-against-libc" for libHSdata-default-0.7.1.1-*.so

Expected results:
No error, maybe a warning.

Comment 1 Jens Petersen 2020-02-10 11:11:03 UTC

I happened to find an upstream PR which addresses this:
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpmlint/pull/363

Comment 2 Fedora Admin user for bugzilla script actions 2020-06-03 02:57:11 UTC

This package has changed maintainer in the Fedora.
Reassigning to the new maintainer of this component.

Comment 3 Tom "spot" Callaway 2020-06-16 15:08:25 UTC

Fixed in rpmlint-1.11-8.fc33

Comment 4 Jens Petersen 2020-06-17 08:26:00 UTC

Thanks Tom, awesome!

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2020-08-21 13:47:46 UTC

FEDORA-2020-e17f5f1103 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 32. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-e17f5f1103

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2020-08-22 01:05:56 UTC

FEDORA-2020-e17f5f1103 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository.
In short time you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2020-e17f5f1103`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-e17f5f1103

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2020-09-01 19:30:16 UTC

FEDORA-2020-e17f5f1103 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.