8 Nov
2011
8 Nov
'11
17:35
>>> On 11/8/2011 at 10:05 AM, in message <20111108170532.GB4977@giles.fritz.box>, Lars Müller<lmuelle@suse.de> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 07, 2011 at 11:36:58AM -0700, Ann Davis wrote: > [ 8< ] >> 2) The whole *.changes thing has always confused me. Is this a > cross-distro standard? What is the reason to have a *.changes file rather > than just tracking the changes in the spec file? > > http://lizards.opensuse.org/2009/04/21/how-to-track-changes-in-packages-osc- > vc/ > might be a good explanation why we're doing it this way. Thanks for the link. I was worried that using a *.changes file instead of a %changelog wouldn't work when building rpms for non-SUSE distros. But I tested and the *.changes info gets into my RHEL rpms so I guess it's all good. :) Ann > > Lars > -- > Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] > Samba Team > SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-buildservice+owner@opensuse.org