Building custom RPMs

rpm2cpio *.src.rpm |cpio -dvi
rpmbuild -ba *.spec

rpmbuild
rpmbuild --showrc |grep mandir  # What does _mandir mean?
rpmbuild -ba *.spec # create binary and source rpms
rpmbuild --short-circuit -bp    # %prep
rpmbuild --short-circuit -bc    # compile (%build)
rpmbuild --short-circuit -bi    # %install
rpmbuild -bl    # check %files
rpmbuild -ta *.tar.gz   # use spec file in tar (use t instead of b: tp, 
tl...)
rpmbuild -ba *.spec 2>&1 |tee rpmbuild.log      # output screen and log.
"rpmbuild --short-circuit -bi *.spec" without %files section shows list of
unpackaged files.

rpmbuild
- mkdir -p ~/rpmbuild/nano/BUILD
- cp blah/nano*.tar.gz ~/rpmbuild/nano/
- cp blah/nano*/nano.spec ~/rpmbuild/nano/
- rpmbuild -ba ~/rpmbuild/nano/nano.spec
- with rpmmacros above, other dirs (i386, TMP) are autocreated

.rpmmacros
%packager               Tero Karvinen
%_topdir                /home/tero/rpmbuild
%_rpmtopdir             %{_topdir}/%{name}
%_builddir              %{_rpmtopdir}/BUILD
%_rpmdir                %{_rpmtopdir}
%_sourcedir             %{_rpmtopdir}
%_specdir               %{_rpmtopdir}
%_srcrpmdir             %{_rpmtopdir}
%_tmppath               %{_rpmtopdir}/TMP
%_buildroot             %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root

apt-get install rpm-build

FAQ

Kysymys: /usr/src/redhat... no such file or directory

rpmbuild -ba *.spec: sanoo 
"error: File /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/nano-1.2.0.tar.gz: No 
such file or directory"

Vastaus:
.rpmmacros puuttuu. Siksi %_sourcedir on oletusarvossaan, eli 
virheellisesti /usr/src:n alla. 
Tee kotihakemistoosi $HOME/.rpmmacros 
 %packager               Tero Karvinen
 %_topdir                /home/tero/rpmbuild
 %_rpmtopdir             %{_topdir}/%{name}
 %_builddir              %{_rpmtopdir}/BUILD
 %_rpmdir                %{_rpmtopdir}
 %_sourcedir             %{_rpmtopdir}
 %_specdir               %{_rpmtopdir}
 %_srcrpmdir             %{_rpmtopdir}
 %_tmppath               %{_rpmtopdir}/TMP
 %_buildroot             %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root


Kysymys: curses.h not found
*** No termcap lib available, consider getting the official ncurses
*** distribution from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses if you get
*** errors compiling nano.

Vastaus: Asenna tarvittavat kirjastot. 
 apt-cache search curses
 apt-get install ncurses
 apt-get install ncurses-devel

Kysymys: "Ainoo mitä tulee mieleen, et se paketti on alunperinki jo 
ollu vammanen. "

Vastaus: "27 radioasemaa tässä verkossa, eikä mitään kuulu. Omani on siis
ainoa, joka toimii. "

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