>> BTW, is there actually any real use for these debug packages. I had a >> samba3-debug package (containing benchmark/validation tools), which I >> now had to rename, and add provides/obsoletes for also. >> >> They could at least have chosen a better name (-rpm_debug or >> something) which is guaranteed not to conflict with other package >> names ... > > You can use > > %define _enable_debug_packages 0 > > to avoid it for now. >
I don't like making uninformed decisions, which is why I asked the question above. But IMHO this is a bug in rpm, they should use a name which is guaranteed not to conflict with any other potential subpackages. It's been a royal waste of time so far, and I don't see any benefits yet ....
