# Re: [PATCH] add git.spec and adapt Makefile for RPM build 2 messages from 2005-05-02 to 2005-05-02. Participants: Horst von Brand, Chris Wright. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/440 ## Horst von Brand, 2005-05-02 17:41 Subject: Re: [PATCH] add git.spec and adapt Makefile for RPM build Message-ID: <200505021741.j42HfUZx013620@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200505021741.j42HfUZx013620%40laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl In-Reply-To: ``` Kay Sievers 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. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 ``` ## Chris Wright, 2005-05-02 18:39 Subject: Re: [PATCH] add git.spec and adapt Makefile for RPM build Message-ID: <20050502183902.GD5324@shell0.pdx.osdl.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20050502183902.GD5324%40shell0.pdx.osdl.net In-Reply-To: <200505021741.j42HfUZx013620@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl> ``` * Horst von Brand (vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl) wrote: > Kay Sievers 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 ```