Re: BUG #6341: Packaging - virtual provides "postgres" without version

Tom,

You are right, my apologies for rushing in with innacurate information. The=
re is no problem with Red Hat's RPM's, in fact we decided to repackage Post=
greSQL for our needs based on the current work by Red Hat and Fedora (spec =
file / integration), though with a few minor changes.

The main problem was that the 'PGDG' RPMS have a "Provides: postgresql" wit=
hout a version. For what I've seen this suggests they are using the 'altern=
atives' methodology (somehow popular with JAVA), which we don't sympathize.=
 I guess it's the beaty of free software, if you don't like, we can always =
work it out our own way.

I should've digged up more information before filing this report.

Thanks for your great work with PostgreSQL and Fedora/RH packaging.


BR,
NM


Melhores cumprimentos,
Nelson M. Marques
________________________________________
De: Tom Lane [tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
Enviado: sexta-feira, 23 de Dezembro de 2011 17:46
Para: Robert Haas
Cc: Nelson Manuel Marques; pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org; pgsqlrpms-hackers@pgf=
oundry.org
Assunto: Re: [BUGS] BUG #6341: Packaging - virtual provides "postgres" with=
out version

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 11:27 AM,  <nelson-m-marques@ext.ptinovacao.pt> w=
rote:
>> Currently your binary distribution of PostgreSQL for Enterprise Linux ha=
s a
>> virtual provides for 'postgresql' which has no version associated with it
>> (there's good and bad things depending on usage regarding this
>> methodology).

> The PostgreSQL project doesn't have any direct control over Red Hat's
> spec files, although Tom Lane, a PostgreSQL core team member, also
> works at Red Hat.  I would suggest that you take this up with Red Hat
> directly...

There is no such Provides: in the Red Hat spec files, so I would assume
that this complaint is actually about the PGDG RPMs.  Devrim?

                        regards, tom lane