Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of RpmHowToPackagers

Timestamp:

Sep 9, 2010, 10:59:45 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Yuri Dario

Comment:

More packager information's

RpmHowToPackagers

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     --enable-python \
     "--cache-file=%{_topdir}/cache/%{name}.cache"
+
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
 }}}
+
+In this case, ''%configure'' is another macro, and it will be expanded to add proper paths for common variables, like prefix, exec_prefix and others. Keep in mind that rpmbuild will use /@unixroot/usr as prefix, so all built software will go to the same tree layout. Also programs will be able to be executed from other drives.
+Most of the times, the CONFIG_SHELL variable is required, otherwise bash shell will be selected if available: bash does not work very well, ash is more compatible.
+CFLAGS will be added by rpm.
+
+== Install binaries ==
+Done in the %install section: most of the times, make install is the required step,
+
+{{{
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+make DESTDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" install
+}}}
+
+DESTDIR is usually a macro supported in most recent build environments.
+
+== File packaging ==
+Done in the %files section: here all required package files must be listed. While /* could be fine since it will include all files, it is better to have a detailed list, so it is easier to catch make install errors.
+
+{{{
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_bindir}/rpm.exe
+%{_mandir}/man8/rpm.8*
+%{_libdir}/rpm*.dll
+}}}
+
+== Building package ==
+When the .spec file is in place, packaging of binary files and source code can be started with
+{{{
+rpmbuild -ba myfile.spec
+}}}
+
+Special parameters can be used instead of -ba:
+ * -bb build only binaries
+ * -bs build only sources
+ * -bc compile only code and stop.
+ * -bi install only code and stop.
+ * -bl check file list only and stop.
+
+Since -bc, -bi, -bl are performing also previous steps, you can add the special option ''--short-circuit': this will skip all previous steps (rpmbuild will assume they are already ok), and do only the selected task.