[Rpm-maint] [PATCH] forbid #%define

[devzero2000]

>IMO the real problem in this whole thing is the horrible inconsistency in
comment handling. %patch and %setup are "macros" yet  > they can be
commented out with #. %build and such are section markers despite looking
similar to macros,

IMHO, in RPM 4.4.2 %patch is a "semi-macros", e.g. expanded ad hoc in
build/parsePrep.c in doPatch function. While in rpm5 it is a true macro
defined in /usr/lib/rpm/macros - with some particular logic   in
rpmio/macro.c. In effect in the first rpm5 implementation the problem
discussed in this thread was also for #%patch

Only for precision

Best Regards
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