This document details a simple RPM build flow pattern used to build and host RPM artifacts for open source projects. The below is a visual summary of this flow.
In order to achieve this multiple tools and services are used. The services and their purpose in the flow is as listed below.
| Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| GitHub | As is the most common use for GitHub, it holds the build source code. In this case we hold only the spec files and related source files. All other sources, including project binaries/sources are retrieved at build time. |