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+# from the https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/:
+# "If a package supersedes/replaces an existing package without being a
+# sufficiently compatible replacement as defined above, use only the
+# 'Obsoletes:' line."
+addFilter("W: obsolete-not-provided environment-modules-compat")
+
+# %ghost file mode false positive
+addFilter("W: non-executable-in-bin /usr/bin/modulecmd 644")
+
+# generic environment(modules) provides statement
+addFilter("W: unversioned-explicit-provides environment\(modules\)")
+
+# false positive spelling error
+addFilter("W: spelling-error %description -l en_US ksh -> ks, sh, ssh")
+addFilter("W: spelling-error %description -l en_US zsh -> sh, ssh, ash")
+addFilter("W: spelling-error %description -l en_US csh -> sch, cs, ch")
+addFilter("W: spelling-error %description -l en_US tcsh -> tosh, tush")
+addFilter("W: spelling-error %description -l en_US perl -> Perl, peel, perk")
+addFilter("W: spelling-error %description -l en_US metamodules -> meta modules, meta-modules, modulates")