Miro Hrončok via python-devel venit, vidit, dixit 2026-08-12 10:53:55: > Hello Pythonistas. > > tl;dr The python(abi) Requires are currently only generated for .py or .so > files. I think that restriction is not useful and would like to drop it. > > > I opened > https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/python-rpm-generators/pull-request/80 in > response to > https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/python-coverage_pth/blob/0401cae6/f/python-coverage_pth.spec#_30 > > It extends the generated python(abi) Requires for any (all?) files in > pythonX.Y > directory regardless of their extension or type. > > It does not matter if the package installs .py, .so or different files. > > Packages that simply drop a .pth file to site-packages or even only carry > dist-info folder still need to Require the package that owns > /usr/lib(64)/pythonX.Y. > > Since the PR was opened couple months ago and received no feedback, I decided > to share it here as well. WDYT?
I'm sure you explained it concisely and I'm simply not getting it. But can you give an example of before vs after? I can't tell whether the proposal is about *which packages* get those automatic requires, or *what requires* get generated, or both. An example may help at least me. Thanks! Michael -- _______________________________________________ python-devel mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
