> Release: %{?PATCHVER:P%PATCHVER.}%{DISTVER}.%{PKGVER}
> [...]
> Source0:
>
ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/%{VERSION}%{?PATCHVER:-P%PATCHVER}/bind-%{VERSION}%{?PATCHVER:-P%PATCHVER}.tar.gz
> [...]
> %prep
> %setup -q -n %{name}-%{VERSION}%{?PATCHVER:-P%PATCHVER}
>
> I can't define a BINDVER or XVER because I want to have the Patchlevel
> in the Release tag, and it refuse the "-". With the above, my rpm is
> named bind-9.6.0-P1.mylocaldist.1
>
> One question :
>
> If i do
> # %define PATCHVER 1
>
> The PATCHVER is still define, I have to delete it to get it work ??? Is
> it normal ?
>
Yes. macros are expanded even in comments. You can do this instead: