[Rpm-maint] [rpm-software-management/rpm] RFE: set builsubdir to the *first* extracted archive not the last one (#551)

[Jeff Johnson]

You are absolutely correct that %setup from time immemorial has been overly complicated, non-intuitive, and *documented*.

Expecting users to change their behavior 20y later is a political task, better left to distro packaging committees and package reviews: %setup does what %setup does.

Meanwhile you critiquing an implementation 20y later in multiple RFE's because it doesn't fit your obscure usage case isn't helpful either.

If %setup is not appropriate for whatever you are attempting, then

DO NOT USE %setup

It's really that simple.

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