Re: [PATCH] add git.spec and adapt Makefile for RPM build

On Mon, 2 May 2005, Horst von Brand wrote:

And yes, I've seen quite a few packages autogenerating the spec 
file. As a result, you /can't/ build the package from pristine 
sources, you have to unpack and configure to get enough for 
building. For me that just isn't acceptable, as it completely 
misses the point of RPM.

I think maybe you're missing the point of what is sometimes known as 
a 'make dist' target. (eg in autoconf type build systems).

(You can go "rpmbuild -ta whatever-2.3.1.tar.bz2" if the tarball is set up
correctly, your idea prevents that).

Then the tarball wasn't of distributable (ie end-user buildable) 
source.

regards,
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