Apologies if duplicated ...

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jeff Johnson <n3npq@mac.com>
> Date: January 18, 2008 3:31:17 PM EST
> To: rpm-lsb@rpm5.org
> Subject: Adding rpmbuild -lsb to produce LSB standard packages
>
> I've added a few disablers and a --lsb popt alias in order
> to identify what needs documenting in RPMv4 format.
>
> The alias is perhaps easier than the innards:
>     rpmbuild alias --lsb --noautoreq --noautoprov --target=i486 -- 
> define '_use_internal_dependency_generator 0' --notinlsb
>
> I've built the bison package from the spec that Alexander used,
> after installing the rpm's from the "beta" lsb yum repository dated  
> 1/7/2008.
>
> The building was done (essentially) by typing
>     rpmbuild --lsb bison.spec
> with the alias above which disables "newer stuff".
>
> I have disabled newer tags (prior to documenting as in RPMv4).
>
> I've attached the resultant spewage from lsbpkgchk.
>
> For starters, the tag numbers compiled into lsbpkgchk appear  
> incorrect for:
>
>     RPMTAG_FILEMODES
>     RPMTAG_FILEDEVICES
>     RPMTAG_FILERDEVS
>
> The SIGTAG_MD5 "calculated value" appears to be calculated  
> incorrectly.
>
> The lead values for arch/os have not been used for 9+ years. You may
> check the lead values until the cows come home, the values have not  
> been
> used since RPMv2 packaging.
>
> I have no idea what this check is trying to accomplish:
>     checkRpmArchiveFilename: file usr/share/doc/bison-2.3/THANKS  
> not FHS compliant
>
> Enjoy!
>
> 73 de Jeff