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== Steps to building an RPM ==
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# run rpmdev-setuptree to create ~/rpmbuild and subdirectories
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# place the source code in ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES
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# cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS
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# create a skeleton spec file: rpmdev-newspec NAMEOFPACKAGE
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# edit the spec file as appropriate
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# build the package: rpmbuild -ba *.spec
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After the build completes, there are some QA checks that can be performed, and cross-platform testing. Once the package has passed those hurdles, it can be submitted to Fedora for review and inclusion.
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== Resources ==
  
== Resources ==
   

Revision as of 11:04, 1 September 2011

== Steps to building an RPM ==
  1. run rpmdev-setuptree to create ~/rpmbuild and subdirectories
  2. place the source code in ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES
  3. cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS
  4. create a skeleton spec file: rpmdev-newspec NAMEOFPACKAGE
  5. edit the spec file as appropriate
  6. build the package: rpmbuild -ba *.spec

After the build completes, there are some QA checks that can be performed, and cross-platform testing. Once the package has passed those hurdles, it can be submitted to Fedora for review and inclusion.

Resources

External Links

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