Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 184079
%doc entries in spec files shouldn't be subject to find-requires
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:11:26 EST
Description of problem: executable files, perl modules, etc. are checked for dependencies by find-requires, even when they are marked as %doc in the %files section of a .spec file Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm-build-4.4.1-22 on FC4, but I guess any version of rpmbuild How reproducible: in %files section of a .spec file, include an executable or a .pm perl module and mark it as %doc. Actual results: When built, the resulting package will depend on anything required by said file Expected results: Files marked as %doc should be there for informational purposes only, and should not cause extra dependencies for the package. Additional info: Currently, 'chmod a-x' is a valid workaround for simple binaries and scripts, but e.g., perl modules (.pm) are checked based on their file extension regardless of the execute bit.
Not true. Any file with the execute bit set is a candidate for dependency extraction indpendent of path. Turn off the execute bit, and rpm will not extract dependencies.
> Turn off the execute bit, and rpm will not extract dependencies. except, of course, things like perl modules (which are checked for deps based on their ending with '.pm', regardless of their execute bit). I was hoping for a one-stop measure of specifying 'don't check these for dependencies', and just turning execute off ain't it :( You have the ugly hacks trying to rename files, modifying __perl_requires, etc. Something like '%doc(nodeps) foo bar' maybe :) Anyway, thanks for looking into it.