diff --git a/make_rpmSVOnly.py b/make_rpmSVOnly.py
index 22397d0..c504064 100755
--- a/make_rpmSVOnly.py
+++ b/make_rpmSVOnly.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class build(object):
       return specname
     die( 'Unable to find a valid spec file in %s' % specdir )
 
-  def copy_spec( self, svn_fullpath, dest_dir, spec_fullpath ):
+  def copy_spec( self, dest_dir, spec_fullpath ):
     # copy spec to build
     f = open( spec_fullpath, 'r' )
     content = f.read()
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class build(object):
     cmake_flags += '-D%s_VERSION_DATE:STRING="%s" '  % (self.cmake_version_prefix, self.version_date)
     cmake_flags += '-D_pname:STRING="%s" '           % (self.project_name)
 
+
     jenkins_build_number = os.getenv( "BUILD_NUMBER" )
     if jenkins_build_number != None:
       cmake_flags += '-DJENKINS_BUILD_NUMBER:STRING="%s" '% (jenkins_build_number)
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class build(object):
     content = content.replace( "@OS_SYSTEM@", getOS_Name() )
     content = content.replace( "@PACKAGER@", getpass.getuser() )
     content = content.replace( "@VERSION@", self.version_str() )
-    content = content.replace( "@RELEASE@", self.version_rev )
+    content = content.replace( "@RELEASE@", str(self.version_rev) )
     content = content.replace( "@SOURCE_DIR_REL@", self.source_dir_rel )
     content = content.replace( "@SOURCES@", self.xzfilename() )
     content = content.replace( "@APPLICATION@", self.repository )
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ class build(object):
     if not os.path.exists( dest_dir ):
       os.makedirs( dest_dir )
     f = open( os.path.join( dest_dir, os.path.split( spec_fullpath )[1] ), 'w' )
+
     f.write( content )
     f.close()