Bug 22363

Summary: macros (e.g. %configure) expanded even in comments
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Fox, David <dsfox>
Component: rpmAssignee: Jeff Johnson <jbj>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: David Lawrence <dkl>
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Description Fox, David 2000-12-15 20:01:45 UTC 
I tried to comment out a %configure macro with a # and supply an
alternative configuration,
but the original one still ran, it was apparantly expanded and the lines
after the initial # were
executed.

Comments should be stripped before macros are expanded.
Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 2000-12-16 18:50:43 UTC 
Macros are entirely context free, expanded in comments, within quotes, in the
false branch
of  %if, context free means context free.

Esacpe with an extra % if you want macro not to expand in comment.