Mikolaj Izdebski wrote:
> 2) RPM doesn't differentiate between dependency scopes. Some
> dependencies may be required only in some contexts, for example only for
> testing, or only when using that package to compile other packages. In
> the latter case one would normally put these dependencies in -devel
> packages, but these are forbidden by packaging guidelines for Java.
WTF???
Those guidelines must be fixed NOW!
-devel stuff MUST be in -devel packages and not pollute normal packages. ALL
those Java libraries should have a -devel subpackage, or if it is really not
needed, a Provides: foo-devel.
Kevin Kofler
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