Changeset 1712 for trunk/server/doc

Timestamp:

Oct 27, 2010, 5:56:24 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

ezyang

Message:

Comment about replacing source.

File:

• trunk/server/doc/package-build-howto (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/server/doc/package-build-howto

@@ -146 +146 @@
       overwrite any changes you made in place).
 
+Replacing the source of packages
+===============================
+
+    * Patch the specfile to have an alternate Source0 (or SourceX) URL
+      pointing to the updated source of the package.  You will then
+      need to add a spectool line to the Makefile to ensure this new
+      source gets downloaded on build:
+        spectool -g -R $(specs)/PACKAGE-NAME.spec
+
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