[HELP] Changing source archive in srpm

[Jon Ciesla]

> Mathieu Bridon (bochecha) wrote:
>> 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 ?
>
> You can mention it and remove the file directly in the spec in the %prep
> section :)
That doesn't pull it from the SRPM, which is a must if it's for legal
reasons.

>
> Regards,
>
> Pierre
>
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