Bug 226166

Package Change Request
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Package Name: mtx
Updated Fedora Owners: rbrich

canceling request, it's now ok (via pkgdb)

I made a full review on this package. Here are my notes:

* rpmlint says:
   mtx.x86_64: W: spurious-executable-perm /usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/config_sgen_solaris.sh
   mtx.x86_64: W: spurious-executable-perm /usr/share/doc/mtx-1.3.12/contrib/mtx-changer
Please fix these. Actually, most of the contents of the contrib directory don't belong to %doc. Also this directory contains .tar.gz files. Those should be extracted and put in the appropriate places, and if necessary, be published as subpackages.

* We prefer %defattr (-,root,root,-)

* The default prefix is set as /usr/local in the configure script. And the default libdir is the hardcoded /usr/lib. I'm not sure if these have any effect during runtime. Please check and fix if necessary.

* Most of the scripts in the contrib directory (even those in the tarballs) point to /usr/local, /usr/local/sbin too. Please fix those.

* It would be more consistent with other macros you use if you prefer %{optflags} instead of $RPM_OPT_FLAGS

* Parallel make must be supported whenever possible. If it is not supported, this should be noted in the SPEC file as a comment.

Added Dan to CC since he made the last known update on the SPEC file. Sorry if this was not desired.

ping?

Pong. Looks like I missed the fact that you have assigned yourself as the reviewer. The spec needs a little polishing, so please stay tuned.

updated spec:
http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/mtx/devel/mtx.spec?revision=1.27

koji build including source and binary rpms:
https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/taskinfo?taskID=1014121

Thanks. It looks better. 

But I still don't think the contrib directory belongs to %doc. I think it should go directly to %{datadir}/%{name} and the tarballs inside the contrib/ should be extracted.

In my opinion using %doc for the content of the contrib directory is appropriate. Here is my reasoning:
- %{datadir}/%{name} is being used for data (pictures, ui definition, ...) of the applications in the package (utils from contrib are not "data", but executables), FHS defines /usr/share as "architecture-independent data"
- both we and upstream don't provide any support for the utils, using %{datadir}/%{name} can imply that support is provided
- there are other packages that store "contrib" as %doc exactly in this sense

I respect your decision. We disagree at this point but this can't be regarded as a blocker.

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This Merge Review (mtx) is APPROVED by oget
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Closing the bug now.

Just more comments:

* export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" should not be needed.
  Please check what %configure actually does by
  $ rpm --eval %configure

* Please avoid to use %makeinstall unless impossible
  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Why_the_.25makeinstall_macro_should_not_be_used

(In reply to comment #11)
> Just more comments:
> 
> * export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" should not be needed.
>   Please check what %configure actually does by
>   $ rpm --eval %configure

the "export" line will be removed in next release

> 
> * Please avoid to use %makeinstall unless impossible
>  
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Why_the_.25makeinstall_macro_should_not_be_used

the hand-written Makefiles doesn't support DESTDIR, so use of %makeinstall is needed, patch to correct the situation has been already submitted upstream

Setting the fedora-review flag to '+' because that seems to have been missed.