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diff --git a/changelog.d/1456.doc.rst b/changelog.d/1456.doc.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b01d5338 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/1456.doc.rst @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Documented that the ``rpmbuild`` packages is required for the ``bdist_rpm`` command. diff --git a/docs/setuptools.txt b/docs/setuptools.txt index 9eec82f3..2912a43c 100644 --- a/docs/setuptools.txt +++ b/docs/setuptools.txt @@ -1333,6 +1333,10 @@ Creating System Packages ``bdist_deb`` command is an example of a command that currently requires this kind of patching to work with setuptools. + Please note that building system packages may require you to install + some system software, for example ``bdist_rpm`` requires the ``rpmbuild`` + command installed. + If you or your users have a problem building a usable system package for your project, please report the problem via the mailing list so that either the "bdist" tool in question or setuptools can be modified to |