If you mean a github repository with a package that has a workable ".spec" file, you can download a ".zip" file from github.com, and rpmbuild deals with those just fine.
If the source is a few files, you can replace the '%setup" scripting with some simplified ocmmands in a .spec file to copy in and deploy the relevant components. Or, you can make a git checkout or Subversion checkout of a particular tag, or referenced revision level, check that out, put it in a tarball, and build from *THAT*. On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 7:39 PM, ToddAndMargo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > How do you do a > rpmbuild -ta tar_ball > when the source is not a tar ball and the > directory structure exists on the web? > (The directory is everything that would be > in the tar ball.) > > Many thanks, > -T > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**~~~~~~~~ > Computers are like air conditioners. > They malfunction when you open windows > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**~~~~~~~~ >
