Re: %clean in rpm-4.4.7+

[Tim Mooney <mooney dogbert cc ndsu NoDak edu>]

In regard to: Re: %clean in rpm-4.4.7+, Jeff Johnson said (at 6:14pm on May...:

> > %__spec_clean_body  test -d '%{buildsubdir}' && %{__rm} -rf 
> > '%{buildsubdir}'\
> > %{nil}
> >
> > accomplish all of what I'm after?  Is it "safe" to use %{buildsubdir}
> > in %__spec_clean_body -- will it be filled in?  Also, are these macros
> > only executed on a successful rpmbuild?
>
> Should, but untested.
>
> Note that %buildsubdir is not known until %setup executes (not parsed)
> that's the flaw in buildsubdir, undefined for most of a spec file parse.
>
> AFAIK, %buildsubdir is well defined, but possibly
> with odd default value if no, or multiple, %setup was present.

Good point, didn't think of that.

> > I could just try it, but the possibility for havok after an errant rm -rf
> > has me hesitating.
>
> So add an echo and look a bit.

:-)  I was looking for an ironclad guarantee!

I'll do some minimal testing and report back if I encounter any gotchas.

Tim
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