Re: [HELP] Changing source archive in srpm

["Jon Ciesla" <limb jcomserv net>]

> Hi,
>
> Because of a leagl issue, I have to remove a file from the upstream
> archive in one of my RPMs [1]
>
> How should I do that ?
>
> Is it as simple as:
>
> 1. extract the upstream archive
> 2. remove the said file
> 3. create again an archive with the same name and use it as Source0
>
> Is there something I should take care of concerning timestamps or
> other subtleties ?
>
> Should I mention what I did to the upstream archive in my spec file ?

What I've done in the past is to do the above, and place the steps to
convert the old tarball into the new, verbatim, in comments near the
Source0 tag, with comments as to why, BZ#, etc.

> Thanks in advance,
>
> Regards,
>
>
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