1 *pi_spec.txt* For Vim version 7.1. Last change: 2006 Apr 24
5 This is a filetype plugin to work with rpm spec files.
7 Currently, this Vim plugin allows you to easily update the %changelog
8 section in RPM spec files. It will even create a section for you if it
9 doesn't exist yet. If you've already inserted an entry today, it will
10 give you the opportunity to just add a new item in today's entry. If you
11 don't provide a format string (|spec_chglog_format|), it'll ask you an
12 email address and build a format string by itself.
14 1. How to use it |spec-how-to-use-it|
15 2. Customizing |spec-customizing|
17 ==============================================================================
18 1. How to use it *spec-how-to-use-it*
20 The spec_chglog plugin provides a map like the following:
22 :map <buffer> <LocalLeader>c <Plug>SpecChangelog
24 It means that you may run the plugin inside a spec file by pressing
25 your maplocalleader key (default is '\') plus 'c'. If you do not have
26 |spec_chglog_format| set, the plugin will ask you for an email address
27 to use in this edit session.
29 Every time you run the plugin, it will check to see if the last entry in the
30 changelog has been written today and by you. If the entry matches, it will
31 just insert a new changelog item, otherwise it will create a new changelog
32 entry. If you are running with |spec_chglog_release_info| enabled, it will
33 also check if the name, version and release matches. The plugin is smart
34 enough to ask you if it should update the package release, if you have not
37 Setting a map *spec-setting-a-map*
40 As you should know, you can easily set a map to access any Vim command (or
41 anything, for that matter). If you don't like the default map of
42 <LocalLeader>c, you may just set up your own key. The following line
43 shows you how you could do this in your .vimrc file, mapping the plugin to
46 au FileType spec map <buffer> <F5> <Plug>SpecChangelog
48 Note: the plugin will respect your desire to change the default mapping
51 This command will add a map only in the spec file buffers.
54 ==============================================================================
55 2. Customizing *spec-customizing*
57 The format string *spec_chglog_format*
60 You can easily customize how your spec file entry will look like. To do
61 this just set the variable "spec_chglog_format" in your .vimrc file like
64 let spec_chglog_format = "%a %b %d %Y My Name <my@email.com>"
66 Note that "%a %b %d %Y" is the most used time format. If you don't provide
67 a format string, when you run the SpecChangelog command for the first
68 time, it will ask you an email address and build the |spec_chglog_format|
69 variable for you. This way, you will only need to provide your email
72 To discover which format options you can use, take a look at the strftime()
75 Where to insert new items *spec_chglog_prepend*
76 -------------------------
78 The plugin will usually insert new %changelog entry items (note that it's
79 not the entry itself) after the existing ones. If you set the
80 spec_chglog_prepend variable >
82 let spec_chglog_prepend = 1
84 it will insert new items before the existing ones.
86 Inserting release info *spec_chglog_release_info*
87 ----------------------
89 If you want, the plugin may automatically insert release information
90 on each changelog entry. One advantage of turning this feature on is
91 that it may control if the release has been updated after the last
92 change in the package or not. If you have not updated the package
93 version or release, it will ask you if it should update the package
94 release for you. To turn this feature on, just insert the following
95 code in your .vimrc: >
97 let spec_chglog_release_info = 1
99 Then, the first item in your changelog entry will be something like: >
103 If you don't like the release updating feature and don't want to answer
104 "No" each time it detects an old release, you may disable it with >
106 let spec_chglog_never_increase_release = 1
111 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: