Rodrigo Barbosa wrote:
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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
Also, the following links contain two articles from Red Hat Magazine that might be helpful (They certainly helped me!):
Better Living through RPM part 1: http://www.redhat.com/magazine/001nov04/features/betterliving/
Better Living through RPM part 2: http://www.redhat.com/magazine/002dec04/features/betterliving-part2/
Rodrigo Barbosa rodrigob@suespammers.org "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)
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