On Tue, Oct 08, 2019 12:21:05 +0300, Panu Matilainen wrote:
> Yup. If you prefer working in a dist-git like layout, just configure rpm do
> behave that way. One possibility is simply:
> 
> %_topdir      %{getenv:PWD}
> %_sourcedir   %{_topdir}
> %_specdir     %{_topdir}
> %_srcrpmdir   %{_topdir}
> %_builddir    %{_topdir}
> 
> ..and perhaps %_buildrootdir as well. And then just "mkdir foo; cd foo" when
> starting a new package.
> 
> The reasons that rpm doesn't default to this directory per source package
> layout include
> - there are cases where this doesn't work so well
> - it'd invalidate 20+ years of documentation on the subject
> - nobody has sat down to figure how to transition the existing assumptions
> to this type of layout without breaking everybodys setup in the progress

I'll add this to the docs pages when I find time. It can go in the
"prepare your system" section:
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/creating-rpm-packages/#preparing-your-system-to-create-rpm-packages

It'll be easier for newbies to transition to fedpkg + dist-git after the
package is approved if they use a similar layout right from the start.

Would anyone else have the cycles to review/update these pages in the
meantime please?

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/creating-rpm-packages/
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/create-hello-world-rpm/

(I don't see any other package building related pages there)

-- 
Thanks,
Regards,
Ankur Sinha (He / Him / His) | https://ankursinha.in
Time zone: Europe/London

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