SIGs/KDE/Packaging/Cleanup

Current Macros

Currently, the macros for KDE packaging are basic and still need directories appended to them constantly for files in KDE packages. Here is a table of the current macros provided:

Macro	Definition	Path	Notes
%{_kde4_prefix}	%{_prefix}	/usr
%{_kde4_sysconfdir}	%{_sysconfdir}	/etc
%{_kde4_libdir}	%{_libdir}	/usr/lib[64]
%{_kde4_libexecdir}	%{_libexecdir}/kde4	/usr/libexec/kde4
%{_kde4_datadir}	%{_datadir}	/usr/share
%{_kde4_sharedir}	%{_datadir}	/usr/share	Why duplicate %{_kde4_datadir}?
%{_kde4_iconsdir}	%{_kde4_sharedir}/icons	/usr/share/icons
%{_kde4_configdir}	%{_kde4_sharedir}/config	/usr/share/config
%{_kde4_appsdir}	%{_kde4_sharedir}/kde4/apps	/usr/share/kde4/apps
%{_kde4_docdir}	/usr/share/doc	/usr/share/doc	Why is the definition not using a macro?
%{_kde4_bindir}	%{_kde4_prefix}/bin	/usr/bin	Not %{_bindir}?
%{_kde4_sbindir}	%{_kde4_prefix}/sbin	/usr/sbin	Not %{_sbindir}
%{_kde4_includedir}	%{_kde4_prefix}/include/kde4	/usr/include/kde4	Not %{_includedir}/kde4 ?

Proposed macros

There are many directories that appear over and over in packaging KDE applications and libraries.

Directory	Use	Proposed Macro	Urgency	Reason
%{_kde4_docdir}/HTML	HTML/API documentation	%{_kde4_htmldocdir}	medium	Used mostly for any HTML documentation
%{_kde4_datadir}/mime/packages	xdg shared-mime-info standard files	%{_kde4_mimedir}	high	Mimetype directory (xdg)
%{_kde4_datadir}/applications/kde4	.desktop files for applications	%{_kde4_desktopdir}	high	All applications need a .desktop file here (macro name could be better)
%{_kde4_configdir}.kcfg	KCFG files	%{_kde4_kcfgdir}	high	Most applications use KCFG for configuration
%{_kde4_libdir}/kde4	KPlugin libraries	%{_kde4_plugindir}	high	Directory for KPlugin libraries
%{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/services	services for KDE apps (plugin metadata)	%{_kde4_servicesdir}	high	Directory for KPlugin metadata
%{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/servicetypes	specs for types of services	%{_kde4_servicetypesdir}	high	Directory for KPlugin metadata
%{_kde4_datadir}/dbus-1/interfaces	DBus interface declarations	%{_kde4_dbusifacedir}	low	Used outside KDE as well
%{_kde4_datadir}/dbus-1/services	DBus services	%{_kde4_dbusservicedir}	low	Used outside KDE as well
%{_kde4_sysconfdir}/kde/env	scripts for user login/creation		low	Not used often
%{_kde4_sysconfdir}/kde/shutdown	scripts to run on user logout		low	Not used often
%{_kde4_appsdir}/kconf_update	kconf update scripts	%{_kde4_kconfdir}	low	Not used often; kconf is known to not work 100% anyways
%{_kde4_datadir}/autostart	session start .desktop files		low	Not used often
%{_kde4_datadir}/sounds	sounds (notifications)	%{_kde4_sounddir}	medium	Convenience; kde-look packages mainly
%{_kde4_datadir}/mimelnk	KDE3 mime data		low	KDE3; why do KDE4 apps still use this?
%{_kde4_datadir}/applnk	unused?		low	Looks mostly unused, delete it altogether?
%{_kde4_datadir}/emoticons	emoticon directory	%{_kde4_emoticondir}	medium	Convenience; kde-look packages mainly
%{_kde4_datadir}/templates	templates directory	%{_kde4_templatedir}	medium	Convenience; kde-look packages mainly

This would bump the KDE macros API to 3 and force a rebuild of all KDE apps. I propose this is done before KDE 4.3 final hits.

Process

Here is how the migration could work (KDE-SIG approval pending)

• Include new macros in kde-filesystem
• File bugs against KDE4 packages to use new macros. Possible bug text:

Bug report text
The path macros have been updated so that common directories are macros. The new macros are at <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/KDE/PackagingCleanup#Macros>. Please update the spec file to use these new macros and close this bug when all stable branches are updated. If it is not done by <some date>, provenpackager access will be used to use the new macros so that the older macros may be dropped. Thank you for your cooperation.

• If no response by (some date TBD), use provenpackager to use new macros. (F13 alpha?)
• Remove old macros