Bug #33109 for Module-Signature: Troubles with rpm packaging

Mon Feb 11 03:57:14 2008 grousse [...] cpan.org - Ticket created

Subject:

Troubles with rpm packaging

If automatic debug symbol extraction is activated, rpm automatically creates two files in source directory when building a package: debugfiles.list and debugsources.list. In the case of noarch packages, those files are absolutly useless, and empty, but they still exist. As a consequence, all perl module tests based on Module::Signature fail, with following error message: Not in MANIFEST: debugfiles.list Not in MANIFEST: debugsources.list The only current exception mechanism for Module::Signature is the use of MANIFEST.SKIP. However, modificating this file for adding new exceptions also cause signature test to fail, as MANIFEST.SKIP signature is modified. So, what would be useful would be some way to dynamically add exceptions to Module::Signature, through env variables for instance.

Sat May 08 18:22:25 2010 rafl [...] debian.org - Correspondence added

How about you simple generate those files somewhere else?

Sat May 08 18:22:26 2010 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

Sat May 08 18:22:27 2010 rafl [...] debian.org - Status changed from 'open' to 'stalled'

Tue May 11 06:58:07 2010 paul [...] city-fan.org - Correspondence added

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paul [...] city-fan.org

On Mon Feb 11 03:57:14 2008, GROUSSE wrote: Show quoted text

> If automatic debug symbol extraction is activated, rpm automatically > creates two files in source directory when building a package: > debugfiles.list and debugsources.list. In the case of noarch packages, > those files are absolutly useless, and empty, but they still exist. > As a consequence, all perl module tests based on Module::Signature fail, > with following error message: > Not in MANIFEST: debugfiles.list > Not in MANIFEST: debugsources.list > > The only current exception mechanism for Module::Signature is the use of > MANIFEST.SKIP. However, modificating this file for adding new exceptions > also cause signature test to fail, as MANIFEST.SKIP signature is modified. > > So, what would be useful would be some way to dynamically add exceptions > to Module::Signature, through env variables for instance.

It's easy enough to work around this problem by creating a subdirectory and unpacking the module tarball into that, so that debug data gets created in a directory above where MANIFEST is associated with and hence doesn't cause a problem. For example, here's my RPM spec for Module::Signature itself: http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/perl-Module-Signature/EL-6/perl-Module-Signature.spec?revision=1.14&view=markup

Tue May 11 06:58:09 2010 The RT System itself - Status changed from 'stalled' to 'open'

Tue May 11 07:03:50 2010 rafl [...] debian.org - Correspondence added

Subject:	Re: [rt.cpan.org #33109] Troubles with rpm packaging
Date:	Tue, 11 May 2010 13:03:36 +0200
To:	"paul [...] city-fan.org via RT" <bug-Module-Signature [...] rt.cpan.org>
From:	Florian Ragwitz <rafl [...] debian.org>

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 06:58:08AM -0400, paul@city-fan.org via RT wrote: Show quoted text

> It's easy enough to work around this problem by creating a subdirectory > and unpacking the module tarball into that, so that debug data gets > created in a directory above where MANIFEST is associated with and hence > doesn't cause a problem. For example, here's my RPM spec for > Module::Signature itself: > > http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/perl-Module-Signature/EL-6/perl-Module-Signature.spec?revision=1.14&view=markup

So would you agree that this ticket could be rejected? -- BOFH excuse #352: The cables are not the same length.

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