Issued:

2011-05-19

Updated:

2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0763 - redhat-rpm-config bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

redhat-rpm-config bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated redhat-rpm-config packages that fix a bug and add an enhancement are now available.

Description

The redhat-rpm-config package provides various macro functions used in the production of RPMs. This updated package fixes a bug and adds an additional macro.

The following bug is corrected in this update:

• A typo existed in the code which affected the disabling of automatic build-time dependencies. This update fixes this. (BZ#627234)

An additional macro has been added:

• %kernel_module_package_moddir is a macro that abstracts the location of certain additional drivers on a system. This macro can be used by several different Linux distributions, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux. (BZ#658280)

All users should install this updated package, which fixes this bug and adds this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-33.el6.noarch.rpm
• redhat-rpm-config-9.0.3-33.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 627234
• This content is not included.BZ - 658280

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
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