[Fedora-packaging] removal of pre-built files

[Tom Lane]

Orcan Ogetbil <oget.fedora at gmail.com> writes:
> Toshio asked me to write up a proposal for clarification of the
> removal of pre-built binaries. I came up with two proposals. I'd like
> to have them considered and voted separately.

> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/Removal_of_pre-built_binaries

I don't like Proposal #2 a bit.  The particular case that is going to
bite me is that this policy requires me to rebuild documentation files
(.pdfs, etc) from source.  Which is possible, but it vastly expands the
BuildRequires footprint of the package, to say nothing of the build
time.  And in return for what?  Nothing at all, that's what.  The excuse
that upstream might perhaps have failed to update those files before
shipping is as lame as can be.

It should be the packager's decision how much of a package needs to be
routinely rebuilt.  I concur with the existing policy regarding
rebuilding executables, but I don't think it should be expanded to
take away packager's discretion for other things.

			regards, tom lane