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

* Horst von Brand (vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl) wrote:

Chris Wright [off-list ref] said:

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                  It simply means a structured release process.  IOW,
the git.spec would be generated for a release tarball.

Come on, you have to fix the spec file for the changelog and version by
hand anyway, autoconfiscating it doesn't help one iota there.

That's the point, you don't _have_ to do that.

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.

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

You just place the generated spec file in a release tarball.  IOW, your
'release' Makefile target depends on foo.spec, and creates a clean release
tarball with all you need to do an -ta build.

thanks,
-chris