In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Thomas Ribbro
ck writes:
> On Tue, May 30, 2000 at 11:17:42PM -0700, Bob Taylor wrote:
> > Am I right in that the rpmspec.in format is simply a file containing
> > the spec? If not could some kind soul point me in the right direction?
>
> I haven't heard of "rpmspec.in" yet (where did you find that?), but in
> my experience, most *.in files are files which will be changed
> automatically by some configuration process. Very often, they look like
> the finished file, except for a few specific strings in them which will
> get replaced with the correct values during said configuration process.
> Hence, I'd be careful when trying to use such a file - make sure it does
> what you think it does...
This is a file you add to the *.in files in order to use rpm -t
*.tar.gz which will use the spec.in file to create an rpm.
Sorry guys I should have asked in the rpm list.
Bob
P.S. I'm not subscribed to the rpm list so please cc me.
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