| 19 | | Instead of writing a .spec file from scratch, you can get an existing one: a good source for them is the RPM find service like [http://rpm.pbone.net/ rpm.pbone.net] or [http://www.rpmfind.net www.rpmfind.net]. Enter the name of your package, and choose a distribution. Usually packages for Fedora or OpenSUSE 11.3 are good. Select your package from the left link, you will get a page with all details; one of them is the .src.rpm package, it contains the spec file, platform specific patches, package sources (in .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz format). Use unrpm.cmd (check bootstrap directory) to extract all files to a temporary location. |
| | 19 | Instead of writing a .spec file from scratch, you can get an existing one: a good source for them is the RPM find service like [http://rpm.pbone.net/ rpm.pbone.net] or [http://www.rpmfind.net www.rpmfind.net]. Enter the name of your package, and choose a distribution: most core packages have been built using Fedora 13 as template; when Fedora 13 is not available, Fedora 14/15 or OpenSUSE 11.3 are good. Select your package from the left link, you will get a page with all details; one of them is the .src.rpm package, it contains the spec file, platform specific patches, package sources (in .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz format). Use unrpm.cmd (check bootstrap directory) to extract all files to a temporary location. |
