Re: Building an RPM from the tar.gz


Subject: Re: Building an RPM from the tar.gz
From: Bruce A. Burdick, Jr. (bucky@interaccess.com)
Date: Tue May 15 2001 - 17:42:01 EDT


> From: jeff <jeff@univrel.pr.uconn.edu>
> Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 09:39:50 -0400
>
> "Bruce A. Burdick, Jr." wrote:
>>
>> When trying to build an RPM from the latest .tar.gz, I get this:
>>
>> # rpm -ta netatalk-1.5pre6.tar.gz
>> error: %changelog not in decending chronological order
>>
>> (And, yes that's how the RPM developer spelled 'descending'...)
>>
>> Apart from the implicit suggestion that the changelog be fixed, is there an
>> easy way to fix or circumvent this?
>
> Yes. I can try to use "2001" instead of "2000" in the dates for this
> year. Sorry about the inconvenience.
>
> jeff

It wouldn't be alpha software if wasn't inconvenient! ;-)

That would be great. Let me know when you've fixed it. In the meantime, I'll
try to fix my copy myself.

-B...



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