On 02/22/2011 06:44 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Bill McGonigle bill@bfccomputing.com wrote:
This is a very helpful explanation; thanks Johnny.
How are these changes codified? Is there, say, a 'BRPM' file, with a:
BuildRootRequires: perl-XML-Parser
From really harsh experience: such lines should, ideally say:
BuildRequires: perl(XML::Parser) # in the .spec fileThe Debian model of "apply these packages to the base tarball or someone else's package" works pretty well, and the model might be fasible for SRPM building. (I actually assume a structure like that is already in place: it's the sort of thing I'd like access to, rather than rewriting from scratch.)
It's really important that published SRPM's be complete for mock compilation.
I am aware, but it also is very important that we (the CentOS Project) do not change the SRPMS (or the source tar balls, or any other piece of source) for any reason except to remove trademarks and copyright info. It is the whole purpose of the CentOS Project.
The bottom line is, people can figure out how to recompile the packages just like we did ... but we don't change the sources. This is not going to change. If you want the sources changed, figure out what needs to be changed and ping on the upstream people as required to change their source files.
They are the ones who can:
1. Make the distro self hosting 2. Get rid of hidden build requirements
The CentOS Project rebuilds upstream sources as released ... if you are looking for "something else", then this is not your distro.