Re: configure in %prep or %build?

[Jeff Johnson <n3npq nc rr com>]

Kenneth Porter wrote:

> Most of the RPM's I've encountered put configure in the %build section, but
> the spec file for MIMEDefang puts it in the %prep section. Which is "correct",
> and why? If there's a compelling reason to put it in %build, I'll submit a
> patch to the MIMEDefang people.
>  

Ther is no right or wrong.

Usually, configure is done in %build so that "rpmbuild -bp ..." gives
a patched tree without side effects; running configure in %prep
changes the tree more than one ususally wants.

Still, it's just a matter of taste and style, the goal is binary 
packages, not pretty
spec files.

73 de Jeff