# Rpmspec Class Reference

A python rpm.spec object represents an RPM spec file set. More...

## Detailed Description

A python rpm.spec object represents an RPM spec file set.

The spec file is at the heart of RPM's packaging building process. Similar in concept to a makefile, it contains information required by RPM to build the package, as well as instructions telling RPM how to build it. The spec file also dictates exactly what files are a part of the package, and where they should be installed.

The rpm.spec object represents a parsed specfile to aid extraction of data.

For example

      import rpm
      rpm.addMacro("_topdir","/path/to/topdir")
      ts=rpm.ts()
      s=ts.parseSpec("foo.spec")
      print s.prep()

Macros set using add macro will be used allowing testing of conditional builds

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- python/spec-py.c