Adding copr make files

.copr/Makefile

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+outdir ?= .
+
+.PHONY: srpm
+
+srpm:
+	./scripts/build-srpm.sh "$(outdir)"

Makefile

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+OUTDIR ?= $(CURDIR)/dist
+
+.PHONY: srpm rpm clean
+
+srpm:
+	./scripts/build-srpm.sh "$(OUTDIR)"
+
+rpm:
+	./scripts/build-rpm.sh "$(OUTDIR)"
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf "$(OUTDIR)"

README.md

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+# Element Desktop RPM packaging
+
+This repository builds an RPM package from the upstream Element Desktop Linux
+x86_64 tarball:
+
+`https://packages.element.io/desktop/install/linux/glibc-x86-64/element-desktop.tar.gz`
+
+## What it does
+
+- Downloads the current upstream tarball.
+- Derives the version from the tarball root directory.
+- Repackages the prebuilt binaries into an RPM.
+- Removes the upstream auto-update manifest so RPM remains the update path.
+- Sets `resources/package-type` to `rpm`.
+- Supports COPR SCM builds through `.copr/Makefile`.
+
+## Local builds
+
+Build a source RPM:
+
+```sh
+make srpm
+```
+
+Build a binary RPM and source RPM:
+
+```sh
+make rpm
+```
+
+Artifacts are written to `dist/`.
+
+## COPR
+
+Use COPR's SCM source type with:
+
+- Clone URL: this repository
+- Spec file: `SPECS/element-desktop.spec`
+- SRPM build method: `make srpm`
+
+COPR will invoke `.copr/Makefile`, which calls the same SRPM generation script
+used for local builds. That script downloads the upstream tarball during the
+SRPM stage, so no vendored source archive is required in git.

SOURCES/element-desktop.desktop

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+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Type=Application
+Name=Element
+Comment=Secure messaging and collaboration
+Exec=element-desktop %U
+Icon=element-desktop
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Network;InstantMessaging;Chat;
+StartupWMClass=Element
+MimeType=x-scheme-handler/element;x-scheme-handler/matrix;x-scheme-handler/matrix.to;
+Keywords=Matrix;Chat;Messaging;Collaboration;

SPECS/element-desktop.spec

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+%{!?upstream_version:%global upstream_version 0}
+%global debug_package %{nil}
+
+Name:           element-desktop
+Version:        %{upstream_version}
+Release:        1%{?dist}
+Summary:        Secure messaging and collaboration desktop client
+License:        Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
+URL:            https://element.io/
+Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source1:        %{name}.desktop
+BuildArch:      x86_64
+ExclusiveArch:  x86_64
+
+%description
+Element Desktop is a Matrix client for secure messaging and collaboration.
+This package repackages the upstream prebuilt Linux x86_64 tarball for RPM-
+based distributions.
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -n %{name}-%{version}
+
+%build
+# Upstream ships prebuilt binaries in the source archive.
+
+%install
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}
+cp -a . %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}/
+
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}/resources/app-update.yml
+printf 'rpm\n' > %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}/resources/package-type
+
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
+cat > %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name} <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+exec %{_libdir}/%{name}/element-desktop "$@"
+EOF
+chmod 0755 %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}
+
+install -Dpm 0644 %{SOURCE1} \
+    %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop
+install -Dpm 0644 resources/build/icon.png \
+    %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/%{name}.png
+
+%files
+%license LICENSE.electron.txt
+%doc LICENSES.chromium.html
+%{_bindir}/%{name}
+%{_libdir}/%{name}
+%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.desktop
+%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/%{name}.png
+
+%changelog
+* Mon Apr 27 2026 Codex <codex@openai.com> - 0-1
+- Initial RPM packaging for upstream Element Desktop tarballs

scripts/build-rpm.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+OUTDIR="${1:-$ROOT_DIR/dist}"
+
+TOPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$TOPDIR"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+mkdir -p \
+    "$TOPDIR/BUILD" \
+    "$TOPDIR/BUILDROOT" \
+    "$TOPDIR/RPMS" \
+    "$TOPDIR/SOURCES" \
+    "$TOPDIR/SPECS" \
+    "$TOPDIR/SRPMS" \
+    "$OUTDIR"
+
+"$ROOT_DIR/scripts/fetch-source.sh" "$TOPDIR/SOURCES" >/dev/null
+version="$(cat "$TOPDIR/SOURCES/.upstream-version")"
+
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/SPECS/element-desktop.spec" "$TOPDIR/SPECS/"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/SOURCES/element-desktop.desktop" "$TOPDIR/SOURCES/"
+
+rpmbuild -ba \
+    --define "_topdir $TOPDIR" \
+    --define "upstream_version $version" \
+    "$TOPDIR/SPECS/element-desktop.spec"
+
+cp "$TOPDIR/SRPMS/"*.src.rpm "$OUTDIR/"
+find "$TOPDIR/RPMS" -type f -name '*.rpm' -exec cp {} "$OUTDIR/" \;

scripts/build-srpm.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+OUTDIR="${1:-$ROOT_DIR/dist}"
+
+TOPDIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$TOPDIR"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+mkdir -p \
+    "$TOPDIR/BUILD" \
+    "$TOPDIR/BUILDROOT" \
+    "$TOPDIR/RPMS" \
+    "$TOPDIR/SOURCES" \
+    "$TOPDIR/SPECS" \
+    "$TOPDIR/SRPMS" \
+    "$OUTDIR"
+
+"$ROOT_DIR/scripts/fetch-source.sh" "$TOPDIR/SOURCES" >/dev/null
+version="$(cat "$TOPDIR/SOURCES/.upstream-version")"
+
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/SPECS/element-desktop.spec" "$TOPDIR/SPECS/"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/SOURCES/element-desktop.desktop" "$TOPDIR/SOURCES/"
+
+rpmbuild -bs \
+    --define "_topdir $TOPDIR" \
+    --define "upstream_version $version" \
+    "$TOPDIR/SPECS/element-desktop.spec"
+
+cp "$TOPDIR/SRPMS/"*.src.rpm "$OUTDIR/"
+printf '%s\n' "$OUTDIR"/element-desktop-"$version"-1*.src.rpm

scripts/fetch-source.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+set -eu
+
+SOURCE_URL="${SOURCE_URL:-https://packages.element.io/desktop/install/linux/glibc-x86-64/element-desktop.tar.gz}"
+OUTDIR="${1:-}"
+
+if [ -z "$OUTDIR" ]; then
+    echo "usage: $0 OUTDIR" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$OUTDIR"
+
+tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
+cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$tmpdir"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+archive="$tmpdir/element-desktop.tar.gz"
+curl -fL "$SOURCE_URL" -o "$archive"
+
+topdir="$(tar -tzf "$archive" | sed -n '1s#/##p')"
+version="${topdir#element-desktop-}"
+
+if [ -z "$version" ] || [ "$version" = "$topdir" ]; then
+    echo "failed to derive version from archive root: $topdir" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+dest="$OUTDIR/element-desktop-$version.tar.gz"
+cp "$archive" "$dest"
+printf '%s\n' "$version" > "$OUTDIR/.upstream-version"
+printf '%s\n' "$dest"