Bug 508549

Rpmlint output:
2 packages and 1 specfiles checked; 0 errors, 0 warnings.

MUST items:
OK: rpmlint output (see above)
OK: named according to package naming guidelines
OK: spec file name matches package name
XX: package meets packaging guidelines: You need to add a comment on the patch.  See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#All_patches_should_have_an_upstream_bug_link_or_comment
OK: Fedora approved license.  I wouldn't worry about that.  I found public domain declarations in multiple files.
OK: License field matches actual license
OK: License file is included in %doc
OK: Spec file in American English
OK: Spec file is legible
OK: Sources match upstream (compare equal with md5sum)
OK: package builds into binary RPM on at least one arch (F-11 x86_64)
NA: Appropriate use of ExcludeArch
OK: All build dependencies in BuildRequires
NA: Proper handling of locales
NA: ldconfig called in %post/%postun
OK: No relocatable packages
OK: Package owns all directories it creates
OK: No duplicate listings in %files
OK: Appropriate permissions in %files
OK: Package has a %clean section with appropriate contents
OK: Consistent use of macros
OK: Code or permissible content
NA: Large documentation in a -doc subpackage
OK: No runtime dependencies in %doc
NA: Header files in -devel
NA: Static libraries in -static
NA: Requires: pkgconfig
NA: .so files in -devel
NA: -devel requires base package
NA: No libtool archives
NA: GUI applications need a desktop file
OK: Don't own files/dirs already owned by other packages
OK: Clean at the beginning of %install
OK: All filenames are valid UTF-8

SHOULD items:
NA: Ask upstream to include a license file
NA: Provide translated description and summary fields
OK: Package builds in mock (checked x86_64 F-11 only)
??: Package builds on all supported arches (did not check)
OK: Package functions as described (minimal testing only)
OK: Sane scriptlets
OK: Subpackages require base package
NA: Placement of pkgconfig files
NA: File dependencies

Finally, I have a few comments on the spec file.  First, would you consider adding ChangeLog and BUGS to %doc?  I know their contents may be trivial, and the author isn't working on the code right now, but there just may be a new version some day ....

Second, the -javadoc subpackage does not need to "Requires: jpackage-utils", since it requires the base package, which requires jpackage-utils.

Third, I don't understand the use of %dir in the "%files javadoc" section.  I think this is more readable:

%files javadoc
%defattr(-,root,root,-)
%{_javadocdir}/%{name}
%{_javadocdir}/%{name}-%{version}

Ah, I forgot one thing.  Would you also "rm -f" the pre-built jar file in %prep, just for my peace of mind?  Thanks.

Sandro, if you still want to submit this package to Fedora, please respond within the next week.

Jerry, sorry for not working on this for such a long time. I actually started to fetch up with review request today and will try to bring up a new version of xml-writer tomorrow (CEST).

Spec URL: http://red.fedorapeople.org/SRPMS/xml-writer.spec
SRPM URL: http://red.fedorapeople.org/SRPMS/xml-writer-0.2-2.fc11.src.rpm

Okay, I lied. I had some spare minutes und just did it :) Fixed everything you mentioned above. Thanks for the review so far!

No problem.  As it turns out, I've been totally swamped at work for the last 3 days.  I'm just now coming up for air...

This looks good.  I see no further issues, so this package is APPROVED.

New Package CVS Request
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Package Name: xml-writer
Short Description: Java filter class designed to work with SAX2
Owners: red
Branches: F-10 F-11
InitialCC:

cvs done.

xml-writer-0.2-2.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10.
http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xml-writer-0.2-2.fc10

xml-writer-0.2-2.fc11 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 11.
http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/xml-writer-0.2-2.fc11

xml-writer-0.2-2.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

xml-writer-0.2-2.fc11 has been pushed to the Fedora 11 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.