Bug 513075

Summary: dist macros don't meet fedora's packaging guidelines
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Dennis Gilmore <dgilmore>
Component: redhat-release-serverAssignee: Andrew Thomas <anthomas>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Version: 6.0CC: atodorov, jstodola, lkocman
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Fixed In Version: redhat-release-6-6.0.0.10 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Dennis Gilmore 2009-07-21 21:23:53 UTC 
Description of problem:
fedoras packaging guidelines state that el<version> should be defined to 1 
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/DistTag#Conditionals

redhat-release defines the disttag to .el6 and rhel to 6  but is missing el6  defined to 1 



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
redhat-release-6-6.0.0.7.i586

How reproducible:

always 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install system 
2. cat /etc/rpm/macros.dist
3.
  
Actual results:
%rhel 6
%dist .el6

Expected results:
%rhel 6
%dist .el6
%el6  1

Additional info:
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2009-07-21 21:48:22 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux major release.  Product Management has requested further
review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux Major release.  This request is not yet committed for
inclusion.
Comment 3 Dennis Gregorovic 2009-09-16 02:20:05 UTC 
Fixed in redhat-release-6-6.0.0.10
Comment 4 releng-rhel@redhat.com 2009-10-28 15:51:11 UTC 
Fixed in 'redhat-release-6-6.0.0.10'. 'redhat-release-6-6.0.0.15' included in compose 'RHEL6.0-20091027.3'.
Moving to ON_QA.
Comment 5 Alexander Todorov 2010-05-18 13:47:18 UTC 
With redhat-release-workstation-6-6.0.0.27.el6.x86_64

The file /etc/rpm/macros.dist defines the macros as specified in Fedora packaging guidelines:

%rhel 6
%dist .el6
%el6 1

Moving to VERIFIED.
Comment 6 releng-rhel@redhat.com 2010-11-11 14:54:58 UTC 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 is now available and should resolve
the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed
with a resolution of CURRENTRELEASE. You may reopen this bug report if the
solution does not work for you.