---
name: "globus-spec-creator"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "globus-core"
version: "8.8-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/globus-spec-creator"
---

# globus-spec-creator(1)

Generate an RPM spec file from a GPT source package description

## NAME

globus-spec-creator - Generate an RPM spec file from a GPT source package description

## SYNOPSIS

**globus-spec-creator** \[options\] \[patches ...\]

Options:

- **-gptfile** filename

  The package's GPT source package description file (mandatory)

- **-setupfile** filename

  The corresponding setup package's GPT source package description file (default: none)

- **-release** releasenumber

  The RPM release number (default: 1)

- **-directory** directory

  The package's source directory in the toolkit installer

- **-toolkitversion** versionnumber

  Globus toolkit version (default: 5.2.1)

- **-email** emailaddress

  The packagers e-mail address (default: username@hostname)

- **-nodoc**

  Disable the generation of the doc RPM

- **-help**

  Show help

Arguments:

Each additional argument will be added as a patch in the generated specfile.

## EXAMPLE

globus-spec-creator -g globus\_common-10.2/pkgdata/pkg\_data\_src.gpt.in -s globus\_common\_setup-2.6/pkgdata/pkg\_data\_src.gpt.in -r 3 -d common/source

## SEE ALSO

See http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/Globus for additional information and examples.

## AUTHOR

Mattias Ellert \<mattias.ellert@fysast.uu.se\>