Documentation for %{expr:..} and %[...] is missing from rpm.org/user_doc/macros.html

[hroncok]

I was searching for it in https://rpm.org/user_doc/macros.html but found nothing.

[pmatilai]

Try the in-tree documentation instead: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/blob/master/doc/manual/macros.md

We'll need to have the rpm.org content pointing to the in-tree documenation sooner than later...

[pmatilai]

The expression section could also use some more concrete examples...

[pmatilai]

...such as those in the release notes (expressions section): https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.16.0

[hroncok]

Thanks for the pointers.

[hroncok]

Related question: There is no %ifarch expression, right? E.g. %{arch:a b c d}/%{narch:a b c d} to evaluate to 0/1.

[pmatilai]

No, %if is strictly a spec construct. You can evaluate against the arch macros though, eg
%[ "%{_target_cpu}" == "x86_64" ? 1 : 0]

[hroncok]

Thanks.

[hroncok]

Feel free to close or repurpose this issue, but note that the docs situation is confusing.

[dmnks]

Thanks, closing in lieu of rpm-software-management/rpm-web#19.