-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 2019-07-19 7:49 a.m., Rex Dieter wrote: > Remi Collet wrote: > >> Le 18/07/2019 à 18:26, Nicolas Chauvet a écrit : >>>> > "Build dependencies on Fedora packages which provide pkg-config files >>>> SHOULD be expressed >>>> as pkgconfig(foo) and not foo-devel, whether the dependent package uses >>>> pkg-config or not." >>> >>> This is true for the fast majority of cases. Specially where there is >>> only one provider of pkgconfig(foo). >>> >>> But sometime there is a need for a compat library and then I don't >>> know if my package may uses the main library of the compat one. >>> pkgconfig(foo) will pick one or the other, but using the package name >>> is more deterministic to me. >>> >> >> Indeed, pkgconfig(foo) start to raise issues when multiple providers >> exists. > > I'd argue that should be a relatively (very?!?) rare case, and relying on > pkgconfig(foo) is still generally the more simple and safe approach. > > Of course exceptions exist where you have "reasons(tm)" to do otherwise. > > In short, IMO, the guidelines to recommend use of pkgconfig provides are > still good and valid. Exceptional cases are simply that: exceptions, which > can do otherwise provided they document the rationale in the .spec file. > > -- Rex > > -- Rex > __________________________Ito devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org It would be great if pkgconfig(foo) usage get broadly enforced on Fedora packaging process
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