Improved README detail and added instructions for building rpm

2 files changed, 72 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index 504f8c2..15c203e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,9 +7,41 @@ $ make
 
 The resulting binary will be created in src/
 
--- Creating binary deb package --
+-- Creating deb package --
 
-Rename working directory to PACKAGE-VERSION: something like "simple-snake-0.1"
+Build the dist archive, and move it up one directory. ARCHIVE will be something like `simple-snake-0.1.tar.gz`
+
+$ ./configure
+$ make dist
+$ mv ARCHIVE ..
+
+Rename the project directory to match the ARCHIVE (i.e., if ARCHIVE is `simple-snake-0.1.tar.gz`, rename the project directory to `simple-snake-0.1`)
+
+Now, update the `debian` directory and build
 
 $ debmake -e EMAIL -f FULLNAME
-$ dpkg-buildpackage -b
+$ debuild
+
+The resulting package will be created in the same directory as ARCHIVE was placed
+
+-- Creating rpm package --
+
+If this is your first time building an rpm package:
+
+$ rpmdev-setuptree
+
+Now, build the dist archive, and move it to SOURCES. ARCHIVE will be something like `simple-snake-0.1.tar.gz`
+
+$ ./configure
+$ make dist
+$ mv ARCHIVE ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES
+
+Copy the spec file to SPECS
+
+$ cp simple-snake.spec ~/rpmbuild/SPECS
+
+Build the package
+
+$ rpmbuild -ba ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/simple-snake.spec
+
+The resulting package will be created under `~/rpmbuild/RPMS`
diff --git a/simple-snake.spec b/simple-snake.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38b18e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simple-snake.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Name:           simple-snake
+Version:        0.1
+Release:        1%{?dist}
+Summary:        simple ncurses snake game
+License:        Unlicense
+URL:            https://github.com/lshprung/simple-snake
+Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+
+BuildRequires:  gcc make ncurses-devel
+Requires:       ncurses
+
+%description
+ncurses snake game where the only boundaries are
+the terminal window.
+
+%prep
+%autosetup
+
+
+%build
+%configure
+%make_build
+
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+%make_install
+
+
+%files
+%{_bindir}/%{name}
+%{_docdir}/%{name}/README
+
+
+%changelog
+* Sat Dec 24 2022 builder
+-