Not for you programmers, but it is for us plain users.
O come on! It's mostly the same commands you issue on the command line plus a few lines in the header and you have tons of examples plus the documentation in the opensuse wiki.
According to this: http://en.opensuse.org/SUSE_Build_Tutorial#Step_Five_-_Create_the_spec_file the spec file is " a complex topic" that refers me to here: http://en.opensuse.org/Packaging/SUSE_Package_Conventions I started reading this... but I am not wanting to build a package to put back into the repos.. I just want a locally installable RPM that I build quickly and easily myself. So far this spec file does not seem to be easy to the uninitiated. i am not saying I could not learn it... but how does this equate to "mostly the same", and the implication that this is an easy process for someone who wants a local RPM? I also looked here: http://en.opensuse.org/Packaging and didn't find anything that looked as simple and easy as checkinstall is. I am not saying that building a spec file is impossible, but it is _definitely_ not as clean and simple as checkinstall to those who have never had to build a "proper" RPM... to those of us who just want a quick and simple way to make an RPM for our own use. Removing checkinstall may have made sense given the reasons.... but it does leave a huge gap between those on the inside who are familiar with the RPM build process and those lurking on the fringes. If it is removed, fine, but there really needs to be a replacement... either CLEAR non-developer documentation explaining the exact steps with no fluff or long winded explanations.. or a full app/script replacement. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org