Here are the recent changes to the packaging guidelines:
The guidelines for packaging static libraries were amended to indicate that the -static package should require the -devel package: * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Packaging_Static_Librari... * https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Packaging%3AGuidelines&diff=... * https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/338
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Due to advancements in packaging making it somewhat irrelevant, the EE APIs section is removed from the Java packaging guidelines: * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Java * https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Packaging%3AJava&diff=407092... * https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/512
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Guidelines and example SPEC for DevAssistant plug-ins are updated to accommodate for %license tag: * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:DevAssistant * https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Packaging%3ADevAssistant&dif... * https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/511
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The guidelines for providing per-product configuration defaults have been rewritten to be much more robust. * https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Per-Product_Configuration * https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Packaging%3APer-Product_Configur... * https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/520
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