[meego-packaging] Migrating from Debian packaging (was Re: autospectacle)

[Alexander Kanevskiy]

On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 09:34,  <fathi.boudra at nokia.com> wrote:
> About the migration of installed files, Debian supports *.install files.
> RPM %files tag supports -f option to use files lists in separated file.

-f should be used only for autogenerated files, like %{lang} scenario.

RPM is not a DEB format where every packager can re-invent the wheel.

Maintenance of several files spread around source package neither
easier nor readable for majority of people.

> Using this RPM feature, make easier the transition for the Maemo community
> packaging effort. At least, It makes mine easier.

Fathi, you're trying to make DEB package out of RPM spec, which is
counter productive.
Please, forget about debian and try to follow packaging guidelines and
conventions.
For transition, there are other ways rather than trying to squeeze
debian into RPM without learning new environment.

-- 
br, Alexander Kanevskiy