PackagingDrafts/DraftsTodo

Things to be considered for Packaging Guidelines

Has a Driver
Task Name	Owner	Target Date	Notes
Common Package Names	abadger1999	Next meeting	Common package names packaging guideline draft
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.
Using Alternatives	rathann	Discuss	PackagingDrafts/UsingAlternatives

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

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
Files in /srv	JesseKeating	soon	What files should be allowed to be placed in /srv/ ?