Forwarded for Mats … my laziness not yet changing his e-mail address: first thing tomorrow.
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Wichmann, Mats D" <mats.d.wichm...@intel.com> > To: <rpm-lsb@rpm5.org> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:39:55 -0600 > Subject: Re: RHEL6 popt-1.13-6 for pkgchk test fodder > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Jeffrey Johnson <n3...@mac.com> wrote: >> I will be using popt-1.13-7.x86_64 built using this version >> of RPM: >> $ rpm -q rpm-build >> rpm-build-4.8.0-19.el6_2.1.x86_64 >> which is (arguably) "bog standard" even if not yet LSB standard. >> >> The amount of sewage from LSB pkgchk from a "bog standard" >> package will be the first item I will attempt to repair based on >> this rationale >> Tools that spew "Danger Will Robinson!" errors just aren't all that >> useful. >> >> Instead the tool should include a --verbose mode and succinct text >> describing the failure context. >> >> Its is also pretty clear that there are several mixed layers of testing >> that have nothing whatsoever to do with "package format conformance" >> that will need disablers/enablers. > > one large layer of "cruft" is the bolted on bits to answer the > "it should be possibly to run lsbappchk on the package payload" > request from some years back, which means pkgchk has an > embedded copy of the app checker. ______________________________________________________________________ RPM Package Manager http://rpm5.org LSB Communication List rpm-lsb@rpm5.org
