Packaging:GuidelinesTodo

Action Items

Status should be one of:

• ratify -- Change needs be presented to FESCo for objections.
• followup -- There are questions or concerns that need to be addressed.
• writeup -- Change needs to be written into the official guidelines.

Status	Task Name	Owner	Meeting Date	Notes
writeup	!PatchUpstreamStatus	walters	2008-05-06	["PackagingDrafts/PatchUpstreamStatus"]
writeup	!DesktopVerify	caillon	2008-05-06	["PackagingDrafts/DesktopVerify"]
writeup	Font Bundles	spot	2008-09-16	TomCallaway/Packaging_Font_Bundles2
writeup	Avoid Font Bundling	spot	2008-09-16	TomCallaway/No_bundling_of_fonts_in_other_packages2 (Fonts policy amendment)
writeup	Lisp	spot	2008-09-16	PackagingDrafts/Lisp

Things to be considered for Packaging Guidelines

Has a Driver
Task Name	Owner	Target Date	Notes
Java	User:Akurtakov	Discuss	(under construction)
JavaScript	abadger1999	Discuss	JavaScript libraries packaging guideline draft Libraries Packaged. See discussion page for Unresolved Issues
Type Specific Guidelines	abadger1999	Discuss	User:Toshio/Type_Specific_Guidelines Talking with docs about this idea. Will send mail to packaging-list for input when we have something firmer.
OSGi Packaging Guidelines	alcapcom	Discuss	PackagingDrafts/OSGiGuidelines contains needed modifications and different way to implementing stuff that need to be discussed before writing 'real' guidelines.
Common voice data framework	dchen	Discuss	PackagingDrafts/CommonVoiceData
CMPI Plugin Guideline	Matt Domsch	Discuss	PackagingDrafts/CMPIPlugins
Static Library PICness	User:Ajax	Next Meeting	User:Ajax/Static_Library_PICness_Guidelines
Mark VCS in spec files	walters	Next Meeting	User:Walters/Packaging_VCS_key_proposal
Use %{_isa} to make hardcoded Requires Arch Specific	spot	Next Meeting	PackagingDrafts/ArchSpecificRequires
Perl Packaging Guidelines	User:mmaslano	Discuss	PackagingDraft:Perl
Lua Packaging Guideline	User:Salimma	Discuss	PackagingDrafts/Lua
Container Maintainer Guidelines	maxamillion	Discuss	PackagingDrafts/Containers

Queued but Unowned
Task Name	Owner	Target Date	Notes
libexecdir in FHS	nobody	started, first feedback from FHS' editors, ongoing	Get involved in FHS discussions to resurrect libexec in the FHS: Mail thread Is this link correct? issue moved up to FHS' bugzilla: Bug #101
Python virtual Provides	nobody	Later	Python virtual provides draft Panu has been looking at this as part of rpm itself.
CFlags Prohibition	nobody	unknown	Don't manually set CFLAGS in the spec, %configure should do it for you.
Patch Best Practice	nobody	unknown	Remember that "Patch" is the same as "Patch0". You should consider using Patch0 for the first patch, since it removes any possible confusion as to which patch you're using. This is not required.
Files Generated by Scriptlets	nobody	unknown	Policy on cleaning up things introduced in %post (and not creating files in %post.)
aclocal	nobody	unknown	Should packages that place files under /usr/share/aclocal be required to have a Require: /usr/share/aclocal?
rpmbuild --with/--without	nobody	unknown	Encourage using rpmbuild --with/--without for conditionally build parts of a spec. Discourage using --define 'with/without_xxx 1' and similar custom magic.
scons guidelines	nobody	unknown	In the announcement thread for the cmake guidelines, it was suggested that scons guidelines in the same vein would be useful.
autoconf/automake usage	nobody	unknown	Policy on using autoconf/automake in %setup or %build sections of a spec file and usage of older autoconf/automake releases. PackagingDrafts/AutoConf
Autogenerated doc package size guidelines	nobody	unknown	Autogenerated documentation must be a reasonable size. This varies from package to package, but, as a rule of thumb, the compressed size of the documentation should be no larger than the source rpm.

Tabled (On indefinite hold)
Task Name	Owner	Target Date	Notes
arch specific script packages	f13	unknown	Packages containing scripts that require programs or features which are not available on all platforms should not be noarch. Example: system-config-boot which requires grub
iconcache	RexDieter	tabled	update icon (cache) handling / policy, PackagingDrafts/ScriptletSnippets/iconcache

Resolved items

Task Name	Owner	Resolution Date	Notes
Haskell	spot	2008-09-16	Packaging/Haskell
Withdraw the JPackage Naming Exception	spot	2008-05-20	["Packaging/JPackagePolicy"]
Sugar Activities	DennisGilmore	2008-04-22	["Packaging/SugarActivityGuidelines"]
Update Static Lib Policies	TomCallaway	2008-04-22	["PackagingDrafts/StaticLibraryPolicy"]
No packages may own files or dirs in /srv	spot	2008-04-08	["PackagingDrafts/NoBitsInSrv"]
Build GCJ AOT bits conditionally	LubomirKundrak	2008-04-08	["PackagingDrafts/ConditionalGCJ"]
SysV-style initscript guidelines	spot	2008-04-01	["Packaging/SysVInitScript"]
Java package guidelines	AndrewOverholt	2008-04-01	["Packaging/Java"]
Eclipse plugin guidelines	spot	2008-04-01	["Packaging/EclipsePlugins"]
GCJGuidelines	spot	2008-04-01	["Packaging/GCJGuidelines"]
Tcl packaging guidelines	MichaelThomas	2008-03-11	["Packaging/Tcl"]
Updated OCaml packaging guidelines	RichardJones	2008-03-11	["PackagingDrafts/OCaml"]
ASCII Naming Guidelines	spot	2008-03-25	["PackagingDrafts/ASCIINaming"]
Perl Guidelines	spot	2008-03-25	["PackagingDrafts/Perl"]
Self:OpenOffice.org extensions guidelines	CaolanMcNamara	2008-03-25	["Packaging/OpenOffice.orgExtensions"]
Fonts SIG packaging policies	NicolasMailhot	2007-11-20	general fonts packaging policy
Fonts SIG packaging policies	NicolasMailhot	2007-11-20	fonts spec template (only general case for now can be extended later)
Python Eggs	ToshioKuratomi	2007-09-18	Python modules need to be able to provide multiple versions. Eggs allow this. Work out how to modify the guidelines for eggs. ["PackagingDrafts/PythonEggs"]
R packaging Guidelines	spot	2007-09-11	["PackagingDrafts/R"]
Emacsen Packaging Guidelines and templates	spot	2007-09-11	PackagingDrafts/EmacsenAddOns
PHP Guidelines	spot	2007-09-11	PEAR Packages, PECL Packages, Macros and Scriplets: ["PackagingDrafts/PHP"]
Handling dynamic UID/GID in packages	VilleSkyttä	2007-08-13	["PackagingDrafts/UsersAndGroups"]
License Tag Guidelines	spot	2007-07-31	["PackagingDrafts/LicenseTag"]
writeup	Relax Package Naming for Dual Versions	ToshioKuratomi	2007-07-10	With multiple versions of a library it does not matter which of them is versioned and which versionless
Directory Ownership Improvement	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-06-26	PackagingDrafts/DirectoryOwnershipImprovement
Static Library Update	ToshioKuratomi	2007-06-19
Scriptlet snippets fixes	VilleSkyttä	2007-06-19	Scriptlet snippets fail safety fixes/clarifications
OCaml	ToshioKuratomi	2007-06-12	Guidelines for libraries and programs written in OCaml
cmake	RexDieter	2007-03-20	PackagingDrafts/cmake
Ruby gems	[wiki:Self:DavidLutterkort lutter]	2007-05-01	Packaging of Ruby GEMS
Static Libraries	ToshioKuratomi	2007-05-22	http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/StaticLibraryChanges
Extra DistTag Conditional Macros	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-05-21	PackagingDrafts/ExtraDistTagConditionalMacros
PHP: Versioned BuildRequires in Macros Section	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-05-21	PackagingDrafts/PHP
PHP: PECL Extensions	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-05-21	PackagingDrafts/PHP
Conflicts	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-05-07	PackagingDrafts/Conflicts
extras-list references	tibbs	2007-04-13	PackagingDrafts/FixMailingListRefs
Responsibilities	ToshioKuratomi	2007-04-10	http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/OverallReviewGoals
UTF8 Filenames	ToshioKuratomi	2007-03-27	PackagingDrafts/Utf8Filenames
Post Release Packages	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-03-27	PackagingDrafts/PostRelease
Firmware Guidelines	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-03-06	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-packaging/2007-February/msg00292.html
PackagingDrafts/BuildRootHandling	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-03-13	Require that BuildRoot be deleted immediately at the beginning of %install
Static linkage	RalfCorsepius	2006-10-31	Static linkage should be "strongly discouraged" [1]
PackagingDrafts/SciptletsWriteDirs	AxelThimm	2007-03-13	Only allow writing in %buildroot during %install
Init scripts	JesseKeating	2007-02-27	PackagingDrafts/InitScripts
Disallow %config files in /usr	AxelThimm	2007-03-06	PackagingDrafts/UsrConfigs
Buildroot	AxelThimm	2007-02-27	PackagingDrafts/BuildRoot
package builds allowed to write in certain filesystem areas	AxelThimm	2006-10-12	Build scripts of packages (%prep, %build, %install and %check) may only alter files (create, modify, delete) under %{buildroot}, %{_builddir} and valid temporary locations like /tmp, /var/tmp (or $TMPDIR or %{_tmppath} as set by the rpmbuild process). Further clarification: That should hold true irrespective of the builder's uid
Source URL Requirement	abadger1999	2007-02-20	http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/SourceUrl
File dependencies	ToshioKuratomi	2007-02-20	Limit file deps to certain directories. http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/FileDeps
spec file naming clarification	abadger1999	2007-02-13	PackagingDrafts/SpecFileNaming
jpackage naming	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-02-13	Packaging/JPackagePolicy
.desktop files	RexDieter	2007-01-30	PackagingDrafts/DesktopFiles
non-pear PHP extension paths	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-01-30	Non-pear PHP extensions should put their Class files in /usr/share/php
MakeInstall Clarification	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-01-30	Clarify %makeinstall section, on why it should not be used [wiki:Self:PackagingDrafts/MakeInstall PackagingDrafts/MakeInstall]
BuildRoot is mandatory	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-01-30	Suggested buildroot is now mandatory
All binaries must be built from source	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-01-30	See: [wiki:Self:PackagingDrafts/SourceRequirement PackagingDrafts/SourceRequirement]
BuildRequires Clarification	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2007-01-30	Clarify BuildRequires tools, see [wiki:Self:PackagingDrafts/BuildRequires PackagingDrafts/BuildRequires]
Debuginfo packages	VilleSkyttä	2007-02-09	Add pointer to [wiki:Self:Packaging/Debuginfo sanity checking of debuginfo packages] to guidelines, require explanation in specfile if disabled .
Requires vs PreReq	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2006-10-31	Use "Requires" not "PreReq". rpm.org explanation
Provides/obsoletes clarifications	VilleSkyttä	2007-01-22	Naming guidelines improvements on Provides/Obsoletes use when renaming/replacing packages.
Failsafe scriptlets	VilleSkyttä	2006-12-14	Make	: (or other scriptlet failure preventation measures) more prominent in ["Packaging/ScriptletSnippets"]
Directory ownership	JasonTibbitts	2006-11-07	"Packages must not own files or directories already owned by other packages that they depend on. Exceptions to this rule are: perl...." Add specific wording on when and how Perl packages are excluded from this.
Translations	RexDieter	2006-10-31	If the package has any translations, add BuildRequires: gettext. If you don't, your package could fail to generate translation files in the buildroot.
bumping release num after the dist tag	spot	2006-10-16	Added to Packaging/NamingGuidelines
GConf configure flag	abadger1999	2006-10-12	Update the ScriptletSnippet for alternate GConf disabling "GConf schema installation can be prevented at build time by using GCONF_DISABLE_MAKEFILE_SCHEMA_INSTALL.... alternatively, %configure --disable-schemas works for some packages."
Ruby library provides	DavidLutterkort	2006-10-12	Current ruby packaging guidelines say that ruby library packages must provide 'ruby(LIBRARY)'; this should be changed to include a version, i.e. 'ruby(LIBRARY) = VERSION' where VERSION is the upstream version of the library as long as upstream follows a reasonable versioning process (which most ruby projects do)
desktop-file-install --vendor	RexDieter	2006-10-05	clarify --vendor=... usage. proposal: PackagingDrafts/DesktopFiles
pkgconfig	RexDieter	2006-09-14	PackagingDrafts/pkgconfig
libexecdir (completed)	abadger1999	2006-06-29	The packaging guidelines follow the FHS. An exception should be made for %{_libexecdir} which is useful for binaries intended for running by other programs. This is especially true on multilib systems. Packaging list discussion . (Note by Axel: Maybe get involved in FHS discussions to resurrect libexec in the FHS?)
mono	abadger1999	2006-06-29	The current ["Packaging/Mono"] Guidelines contain misinformation and poor practices. We need to separate the good practices from the ones that were done because an upstream package made it convenient. There have been several mailing list discussions: 1 2 3 My (hopefully accurate) summary
ruby	lutter	2006-06-29	The Ruby packaging guidelines need to be discussed/blessed so that Ruby review requests can move forward
Drafts Hierarchy	abadger1999	2006-07-06	The problems with the Mono Guidelines and the change in permissions on the ["Packaging"] hierarchy shows we need a separate area to propose draft documents and changes. This area 1) should not be taken as official by packagers, 2) should allow packagers to write in comments, 3) serve as a staging area where future guidelines can be discussed. I'd like to bless ["PackagingDrafts"] for this. Currently used for ["PackagingDrafts/RubyGems"] and ["PackagingDrafts/Mono"]
Perl tweaks	JasonTibbitts	easyfix	No changes to the guidelines. Perl template was commented to tell the packager to remove OPTIMIZE and other lines for noarch packages.
PHP guidelines	JasonTibbitts	2006-07-27	Decide whether the PHP guidelines (Packaging/PHP) are good as is, or if they need more work.
ScriptletSnippets	abadger1999	2006-07-27	Ratify the ScriptletSnippets as official guide.
changelog format	spot	2006-07-06	We decided to adopt ["PackagingDrafts/Changelog"] . Adopted as a Must
Python:Include %ghost files	abadger1999	2006-08-10	After recent discussion on fed-extras, %ghost'ing of .pyo files is seen as harmful. We should just include them in %files.
Reword %makeinstall guideline	abadger1999	2006-08-24	Discussed and voted on the mailing list: Fedora's RPM includes a %makeinstall macro but it must NOT be used when make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} will work. %makeinstall is a kludge that can work with Makefiles that don't make use of the DESTDIR variable but it has the following potential issues:
$RPM_OPT_FLAGS	VilleSkyttä	2006-08-??	A section about [wiki:Self:Packaging/Guidelines#CompilerFlags compiler flags] has been added to the packaging guidelines
Reword ldconfig guideline	abadger1999	2006-08-17	MUST: Every binary RPM package which stores shared library files (not just symlinks) in any of the dynamic linker's default paths, must call ldconfig in %post and %postun.
CommitID	JasonTibbitts	2007-06-26	Allow upstream VCS commit ID to appear in alphatag

Rejected Items
Task Name	Owner	Resolution Date	Notes
Package Names should be all lowercase	abadger1999	2008-04-08	["PackagingDrafts/ASCIINamingLowercase"]
RPMGroups	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2006-11-28	Revisit Making Group optional at some point, when RPM is ready.
ipv6 in Fedora	[wiki:Self:TomCallaway spot]	2006-07-13	ipv6 initiatives should be a Fedora SIG, not a Packaging Committee decision.
Hardcoding Dist Tags	spot	2006-07-13	Allow packages to write Release: 1.fc5 literally instead of Release: 1%{?dist}
Python Submodule Naming	abadger1999	2006-08-24	Should a python submodule named paste.deploy be named python-paste-deploy or python-pastedeploy. List discussion decided to leave this at maintainers discretion (status quo)
kernel modules	AxelThimm	2006-08-23	Review the kernel module packaging guide mail on fedora-extras own page
disttags for rawhide/test	AxelThimm	2006-08-31	What disttags should Rawhide use to ensure proper upgrade paths and automated rebuilds (e.g. .fc6.89 vs .fc7).
disttags for FL	AxelThimm	withdrawn	What disttags should Fedora Legacy (for RHL7.3 and RHL9) use to ensure proper upgrade paths.
libfoo<soname> or compat	AxelThimm	withdrawn	Guidelines for creating compatibility packages possibly already in advance mail on fedora-extras
Secure BuildRoot	LubomirKundrak	failed vote	["PackagingDrafts/SecureBuildRoot"] idea is sound, but should be handled in rpm.
Register VirtualProvides	PatriceDumas	failed vote	["PackagingDrafts/ProvidesList"] idea is sound, but should be automatically generated.

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