linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] obsolete libcom-err for SuSE e2fsprogs

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Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:09:23 -0600
From:	Andreas Dilger <adilger@...sterfs.com>
To:	Eric Sandeen <sandeen@...hat.com>
Cc:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] obsolete libcom-err for SuSE e2fsprogs

On Sep 19, 2007  20:41 -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> Andreas Dilger wrote:
> > It isn't possible to build an e2fsprogs via "make rpm" on SuSE and have it
> > install cleanly, because they split out some of the libraries into separate
> > packages.
> > 
> > We've got the current patch to the .spec file, but I'm open to discussion
> > if it is more desirable to change the .spec to continue to build separate
> > RPMs (though that is more of a distribution hassle and might need major
> > changes in the .spec file).
> 
> FWIW, I also have an RFE assigned to me for RHEL/Fedora to split up our
> e2fsprogs packages for libcom_err and libuuid... since many
> non-filesystem things now require them.   So, this is sort of going in
> the opposite direction.  :)
> 
> Any idea how many distros already split it out?

I know Debian-based distros have done this for ages...

I'd also welcome someone with rpm-fu split it into separate packages.

Cheers, Andreas
--
Andreas Dilger
Principal Software Engineer
Cluster File Systems, Inc.

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