From: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 18:39:02 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add git.spec and adapt Makefile for RPM build
Message-ID: <20050502183902.GD5324@shell0.pdx.osdl.net>
In-Reply-To: <200505021741.j42HfUZx013620@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl>

* Horst von Brand (vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl) wrote:
> Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org> said:
> > On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 12:23:03PM +0200, Kay Sievers wrote:
> > > Add support for building the rpm package directly from the git tree.
> > 
> > This version creates the git.spec from a git.spec.in with the version
> > number from the Makefile.
> 
> Please don't. The spec file /controls/ the building of the package, it can't
> be generated as part of the build process.

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

thanks,
-chris