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On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 03:14:45PM -0500, James B. Byrne wrote:
I have built software on unix/Linuix many times, but now I want to move two packages that I have built on one machine to another (both CentOS4.2), and the time seems ripe to discover how to use rpm. The packages are subversion-1.3.0 and swig-1.3.28. How do I turn the the results of the build process into rpms?
As I am a digest subscriber, the favour of a direct copy of any reply to the list is appreciated.
James, you are opening a whole can of worms here. RPM package building is not to the faint of heart. At least if you plan to do it right.
I would suggest you start at www.rpm.org. There are tutorials there. After you've got a feeling on how it works, you should get a few SRPMS from the CentOS repository, and see if you can understand them (the specfiles). It will also give you a feel on the particularities of rpm packages for CentOS (trust me, it will change at lot from on distro to another).
If you are in a hurry, you can always try to get the srpm for an older version of the software you want to build, and start from there.
Best regards, and good luck
- -- Rodrigo Barbosa rodrigob@suespammers.org "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)