[PATCH] Don't write /etc/rpm/macros. (#650490)

[Bill Nottingham <notting redhat com>]

In particular, ppc is not the default over ppc64 these days.
(Those willing to support sparc on this branch can patch it
back in.)

Signed-off-by: Bill Nottingham <notting redhat com>
---
 iutil.py |   43 +------------------------------------------
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/iutil.py b/iutil.py
index 0b74e08..67d4bfa 100644
--- a/iutil.py
+++ b/iutil.py
@@ -689,48 +689,7 @@ def isEfi():
 ## Generate the /etc/rpm/macros file.
 # @param root The root of the filesystem to create the files in.
 def writeRpmPlatform(root="/"):
-    import rpmUtils.arch
-
-    if os.access("%s/etc/rpm/platform" %(root,), os.R_OK):
-        return
-    if not os.access("%s/etc/rpm" %(root,), os.X_OK):
-        os.mkdir("%s/etc/rpm" %(root,))
-
-    myarch = rpmUtils.arch.canonArch
-
-    # now allow an override with rpmarch=i586 on the command line (#101971)
-    if flags.targetarch != None:
-        myarch = flags.targetarch
-
-    # now make the current install believe it, too
-    rpmUtils.arch.canonArch = myarch
-
-    # FIXME: writing /etc/rpm/macros feels wrong somehow
-    # temporary workaround for #92285
-    if not (myarch.startswith("ppc64") or
-            myarch in ("s390x", "sparc64", "x86_64", "ia64")):
-        return
-    if os.access("%s/etc/rpm/macros" %(root,), os.R_OK):
-        if myarch.startswith("ppc64") or myarch == "sparc64":
-            f = open("%s/etc/rpm/macros" %(root,), 'r+')
-            lines = f.readlines()
-            addPrefer = True
-            for line in lines:
-                if line.startswith("%_prefer_color"):
-                    addPrefer = False
-            if addPrefer:    
-                f.write("%_prefer_color   1\n")
-            f.close()
-            return
-        else:
-            return
-
-    f = open("%s/etc/rpm/macros" %(root,), 'w+')
-    f.write("%_transaction_color   3\n")
-    if myarch.startswith("ppc64") or myarch == "sparc64":
-        f.write("%_prefer_color   1\n")
-
-    f.close()
+    return
 
 # Architecture checking functions
 
-- 
1.7.3.2