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.TH "RPMBUILD" "8" "06 June 2001" "Red Hat, Inc." "Red Hat Linux"
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rpmbuild \- Build RPM Package(s)
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.SS "BUILDING PACKAGES:"
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\fBrpmbuild\fR {\fB-ba|-bb|-bp|-bc|-bi|-bl|-bs\fR} [\fBrpmbuild-options\fR] \fB\fISPECFILE\fB\fR\fI ...\fR
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\fBrpmbuild\fR {\fB-ta|-tb|-tp|-tc|-ti|-tl|-ts\fR} [\fBrpmbuild-options\fR] \fB\fITARBALL\fB\fR\fI ...\fR
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\fBrpmbuild\fR {\fB--rebuild|--recompile\fR} \fB\fISOURCEPKG\fB\fR\fI ...\fR
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\fBrpmbuild\fR {\fB--showrc\fR}
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.SS "RPMBUILD-OPTIONS"
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\fB[--buildroot \fIDIRECTORY\fB] [--clean] [--nobuild] [--rmsource] [--rmspec]
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[--short-circuit] [--sign] [--target \fIPLATFORM\fB]\fR
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\fBrpmbuild\fR is used to build both binary and source software packages.
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A \fBpackage\fR consists of an archive of files and
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meta-data used to install and erase the archive files. The meta-data
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includes helper scripts, file attributes, and descriptive information
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\fBPackages\fR come in two varieties: binary packages,
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used to encapsulate software to be installed, and source packages,
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containing the source code and recipe necessary to produce binary
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One of the following basic modes must be selected:
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\fBBuild Package from Tarball\fR,
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\fBRecompile Package\fR,
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\fBShow Configuration\fR.
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These options can be used in all the different modes.
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Print a longer usage message then normal.
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Print a single line containing the version number of \fBrpm\fR
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Print as little as possible - normally only error messages will
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Print verbose information - normally routine progress messages will be
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Print lots of ugly debugging information.
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\fB--rcfile \fIFILELIST\fB\fR
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Each of the files in the colon separated
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is read sequentially by \fBrpm\fR for configuration
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Only the first file in the list must exist, and tildes will be
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expanded to the value of \fB$HOME\fR.
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The default \fIFILELIST\fR is
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\fI/usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc\fR:\fI/etc/rpmrc\fR:\fI~/.rpmrc\fR.
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\fB--pipe \fICMD\fB\fR
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Pipes the output of \fBrpm\fR to the command \fICMD\fR.
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\fB--dbpath \fIDIRECTORY\fB\fR
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Use the database in \fIDIRECTORY\fR rathen
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than the default path \fI/var/lib/rpm\fR
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\fB--root \fIDIRECTORY\fB\fR
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Use the system rooted at \fIDIRECTORY\fR for all operations.
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Note that this means the database will be read or modified under
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\fIDIRECTORY\fR and any
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scriptlet(s) are run after a chroot(2) to
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The general form of an rpm build command is
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\fBrpmbuild\fR {\fB-b\fISTAGE\fB|-t\fISTAGE\fB\fR} [\fBrpmbuild-options\fR] \fB\fIFILE\fB\fR\fI ...\fR
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The argument used is \fB-b\fR if a spec file is being
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used to build the package and \fB-t\fR if \fBrpmbuild\fR
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should look inside of a (possibly compressed) tar file for
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the spec file to use. After the first argument, the next
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character (\fISTAGE\fR) specifies the stages
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of building and packaging to be done and is one of:
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Build binary and source packages (after doing the %prep, %build, and
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Build a binary package (after doing the %prep, %build, and %install
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Executes the "%prep" stage from the spec file. Normally this
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involves unpacking the sources and applying any patches.
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Do the "%build" stage from the spec file (after doing the %prep stage).
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This generally involves the equivalent of a "make".
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Do the "%install" stage from the spec file (after doing the %prep and
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%build stages). This generally involves the equivalent of a
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Do a "list check". The "%files" section from the spec file is
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macro expanded, and checks are made to verify that each file
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Build just the source package.
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The following options may also be used:
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\fB--buildroot \fIDIRECTORY\fB\fR
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When building a package, override the BuildRoot tag with directory
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Remove the build tree after the packages are made.
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Do not execute any build stages. Useful for testing out spec files.
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Remove the sources after the build (may also be
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used standalone, e.g. "\fBrpmbuild\fR \fB--rmsource foo.spec\fR").
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Remove the spec file after the build (may also be
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used standalone, eg. "\fBrpmbuild\fR \fB--rmspec foo.spec\fR").
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\fB--short-circuit\fR
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Skip straight to specified stage (i.e., skip all stages leading
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up to the specified stage). Only valid with \fB-bc\fR
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Embed a GPG signature in the package. This signature can be used
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to verify the integrity and the origin of the package. See the
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section on GPG SIGNATURES for configuration details.
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\fB--target \fIPLATFORM\fB\fR
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When building the package, interpret \fIPLATFORM\fR
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as \fBarch-vendor-os\fR and set the macros
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\fB%_target_arch\fR, and
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.SS "REBUILD AND RECOMPILE OPTIONS"
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There are two other ways to invoke building with rpm:
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\fBrpmbuild\fR {\fB--rebuild|--recompile\fR} \fB\fISOURCEPKG\fB\fR\fI ...\fR
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When invoked this way, \fBrpmbuild\fR installs the named source
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package, and does a prep, compile and install. In addition,
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\fB--rebuild\fR builds a new binary package. When the build
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has completed, the build directory is removed (as in
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\fB--clean\fR) and the the sources and spec file for
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the package are removed.
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\fBrpmbuild\fR \fB--showrc\fR
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shows the values \fBrpmbuild\fR will use for all of the
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options are currently set in
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configuration file(s).
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\fI/usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc\fR
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\fI/usr/lib/rpm/macros\fR
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\fI/etc/rpm/macros\fR
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\fI/var/lib/rpm/Conflictname\fR
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\fI/var/lib/rpm/Basenames\fR
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\fI/var/lib/rpm/Group\fR
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\fI/var/lib/rpm/Name\fR
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\fI/var/lib/rpm/Packages\fR
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\fI/var/lib/rpm/Providename\fR
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\fI/var/lib/rpm/Requirename\fR
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\fI/var/lib/rpm/Triggername\fR
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\fB http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>
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Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
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Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
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