From: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 19:08:52 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add git.spec and adapt Makefile for RPM build
Message-ID: <20050502190852.GH18917@shell0.pdx.osdl.net>
In-Reply-To: <200505021858.j42Iw4M1029427@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl>

* Horst von Brand (vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl) wrote:
> Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org> said:
> >                   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