Re: packages that BuildRequire: gettext that need to change to gettext-devel

[Warren Togami <wtogami redhat com>]

Florian La Roche wrote:
> > So as an alternative, I'd like to move autopoint (and probably more
> > development tools) into gettext-devel.  See bug #126071.  This brings up
> > the main point: a lot of packages presently BuildRequire: gettext, and I
> > think all of them will need to change to gettext-devel.  This is the
> > list from rawhide:
>
>
> I think this exactly shows why it does not make sense to list buildreqs
> in too much detail. gettext/texinfo/auto*/libtool etc all should be
> required elsewhere.

Very much in disagreement, especially about the auto* tools and libtool. 
 auto* is problematic because:

1) Upstream sources should not require it to build ... OR ... lxo 
suggested that we should patch in the auto* result... which IMHO is a 
bit ugly...
2) Sources too often need a SPECIFIC VERSION of auto*, and implicit 
auto* in the buildroot only obscures problems rather than encouraging 
people from fixing them.

libtool is similar to #1.

Warren Togami
wtogami redhat com