From 38dd4d57b1638244723fafa54a37a544f43255cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Huang Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:39:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] - more comments --- README | 19 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 65e38db2..21d3982d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2003 The Trustees of Princeton University (Trustees). -$Id: README,v 1.1 2004/04/09 20:12:22 mlh-pl_rpm Exp $ +$Id: README,v 1.2 2004/04/14 21:22:09 mlh-pl_rpm Exp $ Here are some general guidelines for writing spec files. @@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ Here are some general guidelines for writing spec files. Here are some specific guidelines for writing spec files for this setup. -* Explicitly %define %{name}, %{version}, %{release}. You should do this - anyway to support older versions of RPM. This Makefile does not - implicitly define these variables (based on the Name:, Version:, and - Release: tags) as RPM does. +* Write your spec file as you would normally. It should be an + operational spec file on its own. + +* Explicitly %define %{name}, %{version}, %{release}, or don't use + them. You should do this anyway to support older versions of RPM. This + Makefile does not implicitly define these variables (based on the + Name:, Version:, and Release: tags) as RPM does. * Run cvsps(1) manually on your repository, and synchronize the PatchSet numbers with any Patch: tags in your spec file that you would like @@ -39,9 +42,9 @@ Here are some specific guidelines for writing spec files for this setup. basename of the Source file (i.e. without .tar[.gz|.bz2]). * Add %{?date:.%{date}} to your %{release} tag. When executed, this - Makefile will define the variable to be the current date in YY.MM.DD - form. This will help automated nightly upgrades. Tagged releases - will not define this variable. + Makefile will define the variable to be the current date in YYYY.MM.DD + form. This will help automated nightly upgrades. Tagged releases will + not define this variable. * Unless you have a very good reason not to, use the following tags: -- 2.47.0