Fix RPM packaging: use tilde for pre-releases

Co-authored-by: contact <contact@ophir.dev>

Author: cursoragent

.github/workflows/packages.yml

@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update spec file version
         run: |
           VERSION=$(grep '^version = ' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
-          sed -i "s/^Version:.*/Version:        ${VERSION}/" rpm/sqlpage.spec
+          # RPM doesn't allow hyphens in Version field, convert to tilde for pre-releases
+          RPM_VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/-/~/')
+          sed -i "s/^Version:.*/Version:        ${RPM_VERSION}/" rpm/sqlpage.spec
           cp rpm/sqlpage.spec ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/
       
       - name: Create source tarball

PACKAGING_CHANGELOG.md

@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ When a version tag (v*) is pushed:
 ### Version Scheme
 
 - **DEB:** `0.38.0~beta.1-1` (tilde for pre-release ordering)
-- **RPM:** `0.38.0-0.1.beta.1` (0.1 for beta releases)
-- Both sync with `Cargo.toml` version
+- **RPM:** `0.38.0~beta.1-1` (tilde for pre-release, RPM doesn't allow hyphens in Version)
+- Both sync with `Cargo.toml` version, converting hyphens to tildes for package compatibility
 
 ### Future Enhancements (Not Implemented)
 

debian/compat

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           sqlpage
-Version:        0.38.0
-Release:        0.1.beta.1%{?dist}
+Version:        0.38.0~beta.1
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        SQL-only webapp builder
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fi
 %dir %attr(750,sqlpage,sqlpage) /var/log/sqlpage
 
 %changelog
-* Thu Oct 02 2025 SQLPage Contributors <sqlpage@sql-page.com> - 0.38.0-0.1.beta.1
+* Thu Oct 02 2025 SQLPage Contributors <sqlpage@sql-page.com> - 0.38.0~beta.1-1
 - Initial RPM package release
 - SQL-only webapp builder with support for multiple databases
 - Includes systemd service configuration

rpm/sqlpage.spec

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ if [ -d "debian" ]; then
         "debian/control"
         "debian/rules"
         "debian/changelog"
-        "debian/compat"
         "debian/copyright"
     )