[CentOS] Building packages using RPMBUILD

Thu Dec 16 17:40:36 UTC 2010
Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net>

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010, Akemi Yagi wrote:

> To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
> From: Akemi Yagi <amyagi at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Building packages using RPMBUILD
> 
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 8:11 AM, Keith Roberts <keith at karsites.net> wrote:
>>
>> I had already installed the packages mentioned in the Centos
>> wiki.
>
> I assume you are referring to this wiki:
>
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SetupRpmBuildEnvironment
>
> If not, I strongly recommend reading it through. Up front it warns you
> to not do the build as root. It provides the details for setting up
> the build environment which will help you understand the whole
> process. Installing some rpms may be convenient but you may miss the
> chance of learning. :-)

Is there a tutorial on how to create your own third party 
repository for Centos please?

That's something I've been meaning to do for a long time.

Now I have cloud hosting, the download bandwidth and usage 
is no longer an issue.

Keith

-- 
In theory, theory and practice are the same;
in practice they are not.

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