Re: mach needs "redundant" BuildRequires

[Michael Schwendt <ms-nospam-0306 arcor de>]

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 14:58:37 -0500, John Dalbec wrote:

> According to http://www.fedora.us/wiki/HOWTOFindMissingBuildRequires, neither 
> gcc-c++ nor python should be listed as a BuildRequires:.  However, the default 
> mach configuration does not install either package on Red Hat 7.2 unless it is 
> listed as a BuildRequires:.  I'm trying to build XFree86.  Should I add gcc-c++ 
> as a BuildRequires or change my /etc/mach/dist file?

Yes, in my opinion, yes. C++ support is not pulled in by the
redhat-72-i386-updates "build" definition. Unlike the corresponding
fedora.us build root definitions which include fedora-rpmdevtools and adds
a few more requirements.

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