packaging-committee

#765 EPEL:Packaging#Python is entirely bogus (I propose to remove it)
Closed: nothingtodo Opened by churchyard.

Closed: nothingtodo
Reopen Issue

I poprose to remove the entire Python section from EPEL packaging guidelines.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL:Packaging#Python

As pointed out by Mátyás Selmeci, the possible alternative column is against Fedora guidelines. However AFAIK the entire section is wrong, as it does not reflect the reality.

$ mock -r epel-6-x86_64 --init
$ mock -r epel-6-x86_64 --install python2-devel
$ mock -r epel-6-x86_64 --shell
# rpm --eval '%{__python2}'
/usr/bin/python2.6
# rpm --eval '%{python2_sitelib}'
/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages
# rpm --eval '%{python2_sitearch}'
/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages
# rpm --eval '%py2_build'
CFLAGS="-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic" /usr/bin/python2.6 setup.py  build --executable="/usr/bin/python2.6 -s" ;
sleep 1
# rpm --eval '%py2_install'
CFLAGS="-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic" /usr/bin/python2.6 setup.py  install -O1 --skip-build --root /builddir/build/BUILDROOT/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.x86_64

This committee doesn't control the EPEL packaging guidelines. If you see something in there that needs changing, just change it. If you feel it needs to be run by a committee, you can talk to the EPEL Steering Committee.

In any case, I went ahead and deleted the section.

Metadata Update from @tibbs:
- Issue close_status updated to: nothingtodo
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)

Thanks. Noted. I wasn't sure, because it seemed you are all over the history of that page :)

Well, someone has to do it. Technically it doesn't have to be me but I do often move things there when they get pulled from the guidelines because they no longer apply to any active Fedora releases.
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