Re: %{buildroot} vs $RPM_BUILD_ROOT

[Matthias Saou <matthias rpmforge net>]

Once upon a time, Konstantin wrote :

> Just a quick question -- I'm wondering which is considered "more
> proper": %{buildroot} or $RPM_BUILD_ROOT? I tend to use %{buildroot} as
> it is shorter and more consistent with the rest of the spec file, but
> I'd like an official opinion. :)

Sorry, but just an unofficial opinion here : I also tend to use
%{buildroot}, and also %{optflags} etc. instead of their $RPM_* equivalents
mostly since I find it more readable, a bit shorter, and that Red Hat guys
seemed to be doing the same too.

Matthias

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