This package should use just the content of the git tree. If you need to make changes, you have the following options: * Make them in git and update the package from git (you can send merge request if you don't have write access) * Create a patch, add the patch to the package and let one of the aaa_base packagers commit it for you The online repository is at: http://gitorious.org/opensuse/aaa_base For building the package from git run the service directly: osc service disabledrun Note that aaa_base.spec and aaa_base.changes are not part of the git repo.