--- Original Message --- From: Austin Acton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cooker] New release of the skeleton spec-file
>On Sun, 2003-01-19 at 19:49, Quel Qun wrote: >> Could we please use %buildroot instead of $RPM_BUILD_ROOT, it >> would really look more consistent. > >True, but does it REALLY matter? There's tradition at stake here, and >you're free to use whatever you want. >:-) > >> Also, why are some macros left between brackets? > >Why not? It's more proper and more foolproof... most of us are just too >lazy to use it regularly. > Well, I feel both matter for the same reason. Mixing different things is confusing. This skeleton is mainly for beginners, isn't it? Well the first questions this person is going to ask is: - What is that $RPM things? - Why are the macro sometimes bracketed, sometimes not? - When should I use one way or the other? I think a sample document should be consistent instead of introduce confusion. =-= kk1
