Description of problem: %pom_remove_dep foo:bar should fail with "Operation on POM has no effect" with the following POM, but it silently succeeds. <project /> But the following POM correctly causes macro failure. <project /> Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.0.2-2 Reproducer: $ . /usr/share/java-utils/pom_editor.sh $ cat 1 <project /> $ (pom_remove_dep : 1) $ cat 2 <project/> $ (pom_remove_dep : 2) Operation on POM has no effect. === Backtrace: === 22 _pom_patch /usr/share/java-utils/pom_editor.sh 18 _pom_disable_gaid /usr/share/java-utils/pom_editor.sh 260 pom_remove_dep /usr/share/java-utils/pom_editor.sh Additional info: Tested in rawhide only, but may affect older releases too.
(In reply to Mikolaj Izdebski from comment #0) > But the following POM correctly causes macro failure. > > <project /> There is a typo. There should be no space before the slash.
Moreover, it didn't add namespace to the empty project tag. Should be fixed in commit bc8d9c1
Fixed in javapackages-tools-3.3.1-1
I believe that this bug is fixed in javapackages-tools-3.3.1-1, which is available in Fedora Rawhide, so I am closing this bug now. The build containing the fix can be found at Koji: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=469008