https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211831
--- Comment #12 from Michael Schwendt (Fedora Packager Sponsors Group) <[email protected]> --- > %global name copyq > %global version 2.4.6 > %global release 1 > > It's a stylistic choice, I think it makes it easier to maintain > the spec. I didn't see where they were predefined: What becomes easier? You can rearrange the lines in your spec file to move "Name:", "Version:" and "Release:" to the top with an empty line for better readability. You are not forced to copy the order of the lines from other people's spec files. And yes, the tags "Name:", "Version:" and "Release:" define %{name}, %{version} and %{release}, respectively. Defining them as globals prior to assigning them to the tags doesn't add any benefit. The redefinition bears a risk even. Consider this: %global release 1 Release: %{release}%{?dist} The "Release:" tag overrides the definition of %{release}. Through-out the spec file where you use %{release}, its value will not be 1 due to the redefinition. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. You are always notified about changes to this product and component _______________________________________________ package-review mailing list [email protected] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/package-review
