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RFE: access to multiple instances of the same option #546

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nim-nim opened this issue Sep 21, 2018 · 1 comment
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RFE: access to multiple instances of the same option #546

nim-nim opened this issue Sep 21, 2018 · 1 comment
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many commands nowadays accept multiple instances of the same flag (for example dnf can take several -x flags with different values)

when you write a macro that calls such a command you want to use the same syntax and have %{?-x} output all the -x flags

unfortunately rpm "helpfully" shortens %{?-x} to just the last one

since changing this would probably break compatibility somewhere, please add a %{?-x**} shorthand meaning all the -x flags with their values

For example, you want to make use of fcommand, that does not understand the v flag, and requires several -f flags, in a macro that already uses vcommand with a v argument

The typical macro use would be

%mymacro -v something -f value1 -f value2

Currently, if you write it this way:

%mymacro(v:f:) %{expand:
vcommand %{?-v}
fcommand %{?-f}
}

rpm will eat -f value1 or -f value2

It should be possible to write

%mymacro(v:f:) %{expand:
vcommand %{?-v}
fcommand  %{?-f**}
}

with %{?-f**} containing -f value1 -f value2, not just one of them
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Clearly there's room for improvement wrt repeated arguments but details are less obvious.

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@pmatilai pmatilai changed the title RFE: access to multivalued flags RFE: access to multiple instances of the same option Mar 23, 2023
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Add '-x**' macro containing all occurences of the flag '-x'
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Fix rpm-software-management#546
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Add macro '-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x'.
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The flags and arguments added to this macro are separated by spaces.

For example, if the macro argument is '-Dxxx', '-D yyy' and
'-D aaa=bbb', the body of the generated macro %{-D**} will
consist of: '-D xxx -D yyy -D aaa=bbb'.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
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rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Mar 23, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x'.
8b9dbee 
The flags and arguments added to this macro are separated by spaces.

For example, if the macro argument is '-Dxxx', '-D yyy' and
'-D aaa=bbb', the body of the generated macro %{-D**} will
consist of: '-D xxx -D yyy -D aaa=bbb'.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Mar 24, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
d71cec2 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Mar 24, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
758dcc1 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Mar 24, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
588fe4e 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Mar 24, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
1f88268 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Mar 30, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
698f348 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Mar 30, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
fdddf0e 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Apr 17, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
357226d 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
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rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue May 26, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
8a2ce40 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Jun 8, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
707ea38 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
rhabacker added a commit to rhabacker/rpm that referenced this issue Oct 11, 2023
@rhabacker
Add macro '%-x**' containing all occurrences of the flag '-x<arg>' or…
4e3b5b9 
… '-x <arg>'.

Flags are added to this macro with the flag and argument
in the original notation and separated from previous by spaces.

Fix rpm-software-management#546
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