SIGs/KDE/Packaging/Cleanup

Macros

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

The old macros would become:

Macro	Definition
%{_kde4_prefix}	%{_prefix}
%{_kde4_sysconfdir}	%{_sysconfdir}
%{_kde4_libdir}	%{_libdir}
%{_kde4_libexecdir}	%{_libexecdir}/kde4
%{_kde4_datadir}	%{_datadir}
%{_kde4_iconsdir}	%{_kde4_datadir}/icons
%{_kde4_configdir}	%{_kde4_datadir}/config
%{_kde4_appsdir}	%{_kde4_datadir}/kde4/apps
%{_kde4_docdir}	%{_docdir}
%{_kde4_bindir}	%{_bindir}
%{_kde4_sbindir}	%{_sbindir}
%{_kde4_includedir}	%{_includedir}

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.

In addition, there should be a macro to validate .desktop files since most KDE4 apps install these automatically. In order to conform to the guidelines, we should validate these files rather than manually installing each one and duplicating work.

%_kde4_validatedesktop \
    pushd %{buildroot} \
        for file in `find -name "*.desktop"`; do \
            desktop-file-validate $file; \
        done \
    popd

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 for KDE4 have been updated so that more of the common directories are macros. The new macros are at <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/KDE/Packaging/Cleanup#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.
• Remove old macros

Affected Packages and Status

Package	Maintainer	Bug filed?	devel	F-12	F-11	F-10
kde-filesystem	KDE SIG
kdeaccessibility	KDE SIG
kdeadmin	KDE SIG
kdeartwork	KDE SIG
kdebase	KDE SIG
kdebase-runtime	KDE SIG
kdebase-workspace	KDE SIG
kdebindings	KDE SIG
kdeedu	KDE SIG
kdegames	KDE SIG
kdegraphics	KDE SIG
kdelibs	KDE SIG
kdelibs-experimental	KDE SIG
kdemultimedia	KDE SIG
kdenetwork	KDE SIG
kdepim	KDE SIG
kdepimlibs	KDE SIG
kdeplasma-addons	KDE SIG
kdesdk	KDE SIG
kde-settings	KDE SIG
kdetoys	KDE SIG
kdeutils	KDE SIG
amarok	abompard
audex	liquidat
bespin	jknife
bibletime	anderson
bilbo††	mathstuf
choqok	tejas
compiz	krh
crystal	chitlesh
digikam	mgarski
filelight†	nbecker
gnash	kkofler
gtk-qt-engine	rdieter
k3b†	rrakus
kaffeine†	rdieter
kcoloredit	svahl
kcometen4	nucleo
kdebluetooth	arbiter
kde-plasma-ihatethecashew	eliwap
kde-plasma-daisy††	<sievert>*
kde-plasma-networkmanagement	mathstuf
kde-plasma-quickaccess	jreznik
kde-plasma-runcommand	jreznik
kde-plasma-stasks	slankes
kde-plasma-translatoid	eliwap
kde-plasma-weather	kkofler
kde-plasma-yawp	oget
kde-style-skulpture	jreznik
kdesvn	orion
kdevelop†	than
kdevplatform††	mathstuf
kdewebdev†	than
kdiff3	nbecker
keurocalc	chitlesh
kgrab	svahl
kgtk	faucamp
kiconedit	svahl
kid3	scop
kile†	rdieter
kio_sysinfo	than
kipi-plugins	rdieter
KMess	tuxbrewr
kmid	svahl
kmplayer	rdieter
kmymoney2†	rdieter
knemo	itamarjp
kobby	mathstuf
koffice†	awjb
konq-plugins	svahl
konversation†	ausil
kopete-cryptography	jreznik
kover	adrian
kpackagekit	tuxbrewr
kphotoalbum	rdieter
kradio4	roma
krusader	mgarski
ksig	svahl
krename†	mathstuf
ksshaskpass	abompard
ktorrent	liquidat
kvirc	nucleo
kvkbd	jreznik
mailody	red
PolicyKit-kde	than
polyester	svahl
qalculate-kde†	deji
quarticurve-kwin-theme	kkofler
quassel	tuxbrewr
rekonq††	kaboon
rkward	pingou
rsibreak	liquidat
sigen	mathstuf
skanlite	slankes
smb4k	mgarski
subtitlecomposer	tuxbrewr
taglib-extras	rdieter
tellico†	jamatos
yakuake	trasher

† KDE3 application to watch for KDE4 release †† Still under review

This list was generated with:

repoquery --whatrequires --alldeps --qf "%{sourcerpm}" kdelibs | sort | uniq

and under-review KDE4 apps added as well.