[AUTO-CHERRYPICK] Remove newly added explicit version dependencies in gdal and netcdf. - branch main (#9196)

Co-authored-by: George Mileka <gmileka@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: CBL-Mariner-Bot

SPECS-EXTENDED/gdal/gdal.spec

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Summary:        GIS file format library
 #global pre rc1
 Name:           gdal
 Version:        3.6.3
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 License:        MIT
 Vendor:         Microsoft Corporation
 Distribution:   Mariner
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  geos-devel
 BuildRequires:  giflib-devel
 BuildRequires:  gtest-devel
 BuildRequires:  hdf-devel
-BuildRequires:  hdf5-devel >= 1.14.4
+BuildRequires:  hdf5-devel
 BuildRequires:  json-c-devel
 BuildRequires:  libdap-devel
 BuildRequires:  libgeotiff-devel
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1:1.6.0
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 BuildRequires:  jpackage-utils
 %endif
-Requires:       hdf5 >= 1.14.4
+Requires:       hdf5
 
 %description
 Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL/OGR) is a cross platform
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ ctest -E "autotest_osr|autotest_alg|autotest_gdrivers|autotest_gcore"
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 22 2024 George Mileka <gmileka@microsoft.com> - 3.6.3-4
+  Remove the use of explicit hdf5 version from the build-time dependencies.
+
+* Tue May 21 2024 George Mileka <gmileka@microsoft.com> - 3.6.3-3
 - Bumping the release version so that this package is re-built with the newer
   1.14.4 hdf5 libraries. This ensures that the matching 1.14.4 .so files Will
   be used at run time.

SPECS-EXTENDED/netcdf/netcdf.spec

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 Summary:        Libraries for the Unidata network Common Data Form
 Name:           netcdf
 Version:        4.9.0
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 License:        NetCDF
 Vendor:         Microsoft Corporation
 Distribution:   Mariner
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ BuildRequires:  curl-devel
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  gawk
 BuildRequires:  hdf-static
-BuildRequires:  hdf5-devel = %{_hdf5_version}
+BuildRequires:  hdf5-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libzstd-devel
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ NetCDF data is:
 Summary:        Development files for netcdf
 Requires:       %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       curl-devel%{?_isa}
-Requires:       hdf5-devel%{?_isa} >= 1.14.4
+Requires:       hdf5-devel%{?_isa}
 Requires:       pkgconfig%{?_isa}
 
 %description devel
@@ -398,6 +398,11 @@ done
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 22 2024 George Mileka <gmileka@microsoft.com> - 4.9.0-6
+  Remove the use of the '_hdf5_version' and explicit hdf5 version from the
+  build-time dependencies.
+
+* Tue May 21 2024 George Mileka <gmileka@microsoft.com> - 4.9.0-5
 - Bumping the release version so that this package is re-built with the newer
   1.14.4 hdf5 libraries. This ensures that the matching 1.14.4 .so files Will
   be used at run time.