Re: Using URL in Source/Patch?

["Michael A. Peters" <mpeters omnilinux com>]

> Meanwhile, if you really want to experiment, you should be able to
> do something like
> 	Source: <your URL here>
> 	...
> 	%(cd %{_sourcedir} && wget %{SOURCEURL0})
> 	...
> 	%prep

I don't think that would be a good idea for security reasons unless 
you also provided a different server from which to grab a checksum 
and check the tarball you grab from the source url...

At that point, it seems easier to just have the tarball sitting on 
your hd when you do the build. I don't quite understand the point of 
having a spec file grab a tarball from elsewhere when building. If 
the version changes, the builder wants to read the changelog anyway 
to make sure the spec file takes proper advantage of all changes.

Automation like that is nice, but it always has its drawbacks.

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