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#38 spectool -g chokes on spec files with multiple conditionalized %descriptions
Closed by ngompa. Opened by churchyard.

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python37.spec is a rather long and complicated yet valid spec file. spectool -g however chokes on it.

$ fedpkg clone python37 && cd python37
$ git checkout 6a6a8d
$ LANG=C.utf-8 spectool -D -g python37.spec 
temp dir: /tmp/spectool_FbuhayG7GU
temp spec filename: /tmp/spectool_FbuhayG7GU/spec_7d6ZEYJw7A
stderr filename: /tmp/spectool_FbuhayG7GU/stderr_gHdB_IBeNo
$ cat /tmp/spectool_FbuhayG7GU/stderr_gHdB_IBeNo
error: line 818: Unclosed %if

The unclosed if in /tmp/spectool_FbuhayG7GU/spec_7d6ZEYJw7A really is there, becasue the file is truncated and ends on line 865 with:

EOF_/tmp/spectool_FbuhayG7GU/spec_7d6ZEYJw7A

The file is truncated right before the following:

%description

That makes me think that spectool is choking on the fact that we have 2 %descriptions in the spec, conditionalized with bcond. Will try to create a smaller reproducer.

Smaller reproducer:

Name:           reproducer
Version:        0.1
Release:        1%{?dist}
Summary:        Reproducer for a double description
License:        MIT
BuildArch:      noarch
Source:         https://www.python.org/ftp/python/%{version}/Python-%{version}%{prerel}.tar.xz
%bcond_without whatnot
%if %{with whatnot}
%description
This is the first description
%else
%description
This is the second description
%endif
%prep
%build
%install
%files

What does rpmspec -P reproducer.spec output?

 
Name:           reproducer
Version:        0.1
Release:        1.fc27
Summary:        Reproducer for a double description
License:        MIT
BuildArch:      noarch
Source:         https://www.python.org/ftp/python/0.1/Python-0.1%{prerel}.tar.xz
%description
This is the first description
%prep
%build
%install
%files

This is still bugging me very much.

Found a workaround:

$ spectool -g <(rpmspec -P python3.spec)

This is bugging me as well :/

The spectool implementation has been completely replaced. Please try the new implementation and see if it solves your problems!

8b00f7a2a731a769410b76b71ea555f062f0af0d ?

Yes.

Works like a charm.

Excellent!

Metadata Update from @ngompa:
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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