Re: New directive for %files section (%exclude)

[Michael Jennings <mej kainx org>]

On Friday, 14 September 2007, at 10:15:05 (-0600),
Dmitry S. Makovey wrote:

> for that there is this:
> 
> %files -f all_but_mysql
> 
> %files mysql
> %{_libexecdir}/mod_sql_mysql.so

There is also %exclude.

> where all_but_mysql could be built using:
> 
> find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT | \
>  grep -v mod_sql_mysql | \
>  sed -e 's#'$RPM_BUILD_ROOT'##g' > all_but_mysql
> 
> it works without overcomplicating things with "exclude".

How on earth do you imagine all that mess is better than one simple
%exclude directive.  The method you suggest is the overcomplication,
not the other way around.

Michael

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