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+This is a dist-git like repo for cephadm
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+The master brach is unused. Use an existing branch instead. Branch names follow convention like c<VERSION>-sig-storage-ceph-VERSION> as descibed on [Naming and Patterns for Mapping Git Branches to Koji Tags] (https://wiki.centos.org/BrianStinson/GitBranchesandKojiTags)
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+    c8-sig-storage-ceph-octopus: CentOS-8
+    ...
+
+Instructions for building the ceph package for the CentOS Storage SIG can be found in the following places:
+
+    Comunity Build System
+    Storage SIG landing page
+
+Create a src.rpm with: $ rpmbuild -bs \ --define "_sourcedir $PWD/SOURCES" --define "_srcrpmdir $PWD" \ --define "dist .el8" SPECS/cephadm.spec
+
+To build:
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+$ cbs build [--scratch] storage8-ceph-octopus-el8 cephadm.el8.src.rpm
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+