[CentOS-devel] RPM naming conventions for upstream

On 11/07/2016 02:36 AM, Karanbir Singh wrote:
> On 7 November 2016 02:13:05 GMT+00:00, Thomas F Herbert 
> <therbert at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>     Folks,
>
>     I have code to build DPDK RPM's built for 16.07 release merged
>     upstream in new dpdk-rpm project we started in fd.io. I also
>     modified the vpp rpm creation so it was more distro friendly, so
>     it could be built from a dist tarball or a SRPM.
>
>     My questions are about RPM naming conventions for Centos for DPDK,
>     vpp and other upstream NFV related projects to come.
>
>     I built RPMs previously for OVS/DPDK and DPDK in OPNFV and stuck
>     pretty to the Fedora naming conventions and nobody complained. But
>     somehow, I don't think that what I have done so far will meet the
>     more strict standards of the DISTRO.
>
>     To begin with, could you please point me to some guidelines for
>     file names. I see them for Fedora everywhere but I am fuzzy on
>     what would be required for Centos.
>
>     In order for the changelog to be meaningful it seems that there
>     should be a git hash tag appended to file name. however, when the
>     RPM is an unaltered "pure" upstream release with no patches I am
>     not sure this is necessary.
>
>     Forgive me if these seem like stupid questions but I am trying to
>     get a few bits together upstream and then I should be able to
>     start building in Koji for the NFV SIG and I want to make sure I
>     do things "right!"
>
>     --Tom
>
>
>     -- 
>     *Thomas F Herbert*
>     SDN Group
>     Office of Technology
>     *Red Hat*
>
>
> Hi Thomas
>
> We rely on the Fedora naming and packaging guidelines. If you are 
> aligned with their specifications - you should be all set on our side too.
Please double check: Here is the built 16.07 dpdk RPM built in fd.io: 
https://nexus.fd.io/content/repositories/fd.io.master.centos7/io/fd/rpm_dpdk/dpdk/16.07.0-4.el7.centos.x86_64/
I am not sure the ".0" should be there?
>
> Regards
> --
> Sent on the move, excuse my typos 

-- 
*Thomas F Herbert*
SDN Group
Office of Technology
*Red Hat*
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