> 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 ? What I've done in the past is to do the above, and place the steps to convert the old tarball into the new, verbatim, in comments near the Source0 tag, with comments as to why, BZ#, etc. > Thanks in advance, > > Regards, > > > ---------- > > Mathieu Bridon (bochecha) > > "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~Benjamin Franklin > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > -- in your fear, speak only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
