This plugin pre-processes spec files using rpmautospec to automatically fill in %autorelease and %autochangelog from git history. The processing runs inside the build chroot to minimize host dependencies and produce deterministic, repeatable builds.

The plugin hooks into the pre_srpm_build phase, so it only applies when building SRPMs with mock --buildsrpm. It is not invoked when rebuilding existing SRPMs with mock --rebuild.

Prerequisites

For the plugin to process a spec file, all of the following must be true:

• The --sources directory is specified and is a git repository (contains .git).
• The spec file exists both in --sources and in the buildroot, and their contents are identical.
• The spec file uses rpmautospec features (%autorelease or %autochangelog).

If any condition is not met, the plugin silently skips preprocessing and the build continues normally.

Usage

$ cd <package_git_repository>
$ mock -r fedora-rawhide-x86_64 --enable-plugin rpmautospec --buildsrpm --spec ./package.spec --sources .

This will:

1. Install rpmautospec into the chroot.
2. Run rpmautospec process-distgit on the spec file inside the chroot, expanding %autorelease and %autochangelog from the git history in --sources.
3. Hand the processed spec file to rpmbuild -bs to build the SRPM.

Configuration

The plugin supports the following configuration options (shown with default values):

config_opts['plugin_conf']['rpmautospec_enable'] = False
config_opts['plugin_conf']['rpmautospec_opts']['requires'] = ['rpmautospec']
config_opts['plugin_conf']['rpmautospec_opts']['cmd_base'] = ['/usr/bin/rpmautospec', 'process-distgit']

• rpmautospec_enable — switches the plugin on and off.
• requires — list of packages to install in the chroot before running the command.
• cmd_base — the base command and arguments. The plugin appends the input and output spec file paths automatically.

To enable the plugin globally, add to /etc/mock/site-defaults.cfg:

config_opts['plugin_conf']['rpmautospec_enable'] = True

You can also enable it per-invocation from the command line:

mock --enable-plugin rpmautospec --buildsrpm --spec ./package.spec --sources .

Available since mock-5.3.

This plugin is DISABLED by default.