Re: Philosophical question: rpmbuild and user input

[Matthew Miller <mattdm mattdm org>]

On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 09:08:54PM -0500, Richard Siddall wrote:
> I know there's a general prohibition on RPMs requiring user input so
> that they can be installed unattended.  Does the same rule apply to spec
> files, so that RPMs can be built unattended?
> 


Yes -- spec files are often built using automated systems like mock. Plus,
in the ideal, every build of a spec file generates the same results.

Generally what I've done with perl modules that expect input is added a ptch
which changes the makefile to just assume the answers I want. 
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