4.15.1: Version field in subpackage redefines all sections %{version}

[kloczek]

Very simple test unit

Summary:        Test case for redefine Version
Name:           test-version
Version:        1.0
Release:        1
License:        GPL

%description
Test case for redefine Version

%package sub
Summary:        sunbackage
Version:        2.0

%description sub
sunbackage.

%prep
echo %{version}

%prep
echo %{version}

%build
echo %{version}

%install
echo %{version}

%check
echo %{version}

%files

%files sub

And build:

$ rpmbuild -ba test-version.spec
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.kRXDb2
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ echo 2.0                          <<== HERE
2.0                                      <<== HERE
+ RPM_EC=0
++ jobs -p
+ exit 0
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.oepEB4
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ echo 2.0                          <<== HERE
2.0                                      <<== HERE
+ RPM_EC=0
++ jobs -p
+ exit 0
Executing(%install): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.oReKi0
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ '[' /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64 '!=' / ']'
+ /usr/bin/rm -rf /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
+ /usr/bin/mkdir /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
+ echo 2.0                          <<== HERE
2.0                                      <<== HERE
+ /usr/lib/rpm/check-buildroot
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-ldconfig
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip /usr/bin/strip
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note /usr/bin/strip /usr/bin/objdump
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-static-archive /usr/bin/strip
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-python-bytecompile /usr/bin/python 1 0
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-python-hardlink
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-mangle-shebangs
Processing files: test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
Processing files: test-version-sub-2.0-1.x86_64
Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
Wrote: /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/SRPMS/test-version-1.0-1.src.rpm
Wrote: /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/RPMS/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/RPMS/test-version-sub-2.0-1.x86_64.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.ZAPou4
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ /usr/bin/rm -rf /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
+ RPM_EC=0
++ jobs -p
+ exit 0
[tkloczko@barrel SPECS]$ rpmbuild -ba test-version.spec
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.ULcCYb
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ echo 2.0                          <<== HERE
2.0                                      <<== HERE
+ RPM_EC=0
++ jobs -p
+ exit 0
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.M79PGc
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ echo 2.0
2.0
+ RPM_EC=0
++ jobs -p
+ exit 0
Executing(%install): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.rHL97c
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ '[' /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64 '!=' / ']'
+ /usr/bin/rm -rf /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
+ /usr/bin/mkdir /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
+ echo 2.0
2.0
+ /usr/lib/rpm/check-buildroot
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-ldconfig
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip /usr/bin/strip
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note /usr/bin/strip /usr/bin/objdump
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-static-archive /usr/bin/strip
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-python-bytecompile /usr/bin/python 1 0
+ /usr/lib/rpm/brp-python-hardlink
+ /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-mangle-shebangs
Executing(%check): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.TaX1L9
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ echo 2.0                          <<== HERE
2.0                                      <<== HERE
+ RPM_EC=0
++ jobs -p
+ exit 0
Processing files: test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
Processing files: test-version-sub-2.0-1.x86_64
Checking for unpackaged file(s): /usr/lib/rpm/check-files /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
Wrote: /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/SRPMS/test-version-1.0-1.src.rpm
Wrote: /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/RPMS/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
Wrote: /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/RPMS/test-version-sub-2.0-1.x86_64.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.9pcPQa
+ umask 022
+ cd /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILD
+ /usr/bin/rm -rf /home/tkloczko/rpmbuild/BUILDROOT/test-version-1.0-1.x86_64
+ RPM_EC=0
++ jobs -p
+ exit 0

Despite above looks like version of the generated main package and subpackages are OK.

[pmatilai]

Yes, this is expected spec crazy behavior, and can't be changed because all sorts of constructs have been built around this behavior: in some cases you need the sub-package version, in some cases you need the main package version.

In rpm >= 4.14 you can use uppercase macro names to refer to the main package fields, which is the best we can do about this ancient mess. Closed by commit ccdb1aa.