__ in rpm macros

[Jacek Konieczny]

On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 07:44:32PM +0200, Tomasz Kłoczko wrote:
> > I guess it would be better to use %automake and %autoconf (and maybe
> > %make).
> 
> Not so neccessary. We do not write C code ;) ... but seems you are right :)
> Comment from /usr/lib/rpm/macros:
> 
> #==============================================================================
> # Macro naming conventions (preliminary):
> #
> #       Macros that begin with an underscore are "local" in the sense that
> #       they (if used) will not be exported in rpm headers. Some macros
> #       that don't start with an underscore (but look like they should)
> #       are compatible with macros generated by rpm-2.5.x and will be made
> #       more consistent in a future release.
> #
> 
> So probaly will be good add:
>...

Do we need %automake and such exported in rpm headers???? No. We only
need them expanded while executing spec file. So, if I understand the
text above well, you are wrong.

Greets,
        Jacek