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+This is a dist-git like repo for luarocks for Ceph
+
+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)
+
+* c8-sig-storage-ceph-octopus: CentOS-8
+* ...
+
+Instructions for building the luarocks package for the CentOS Storage SIG
+can be found in the following places:
+
+* [Comunity Build System](https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/CommunityBuildSystem)
+* [Storage SIG landing page](https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Storage/Gluster)
+
+
+Create a src.rpm with:
+    $ rpmbuild -bs \
+               --define "_sourcedir $PWD/SOURCES" --define "_srcrpmdir $PWD" \
+               --define "dist .el8s" SPECS/luarocks.spec
+
+To build:
+
+    $ cbs build [--scratch] storage8s-ceph-pacific-el8s luarocks-3.5.0-1.el8s.src.rpm
+