Re: Specifying %{variable} in control file for use in postinst?

[Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>]

Thomas Goirand <thomas@goirand.fr> writes:

> ----- Original message -----
>> We were talking about dpkg-parsechangelog.
>>
>> MfG
>>Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Goswin
>
> Are you saying that dpkg-parsechangelog must also be available in RedHat like distros? Sorry, I didn't get it, but now I think you are quite right.
>
> Thomas

I don't see any reason why a package could not do the srpm equivalent of

Build-Depends: dpkg-dev

and use dpkg-parsechangelog. Srpm does have Build-Depends, right?

MfG
        Goswin