1rpmrebuild(1) rpm tools rpmrebuild(1)
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6 rpmrebuild - a tool to build an rpm package from an installed package
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10 rpmrebuild [option] <packagename>
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14 rpmrebuild is a tool to build easily rpm package. it can be used to
15 build an rpm file from an installed package (lost rpm) or to quickly
16 make change to a package: just have your change on installed files and
17 call rpmrebuild.
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21 -5 --md5-compat-digest
22 use rpm 4.4 compatible digest (md5)
23 -a, --additional=<flags>
25 pass additional flags to rpmbuild
26 -b, --batch
28 work in batch mode (no interactive query if files change)
29 --cap-from-db (default)
31 set files posix capabilities as saved in rpm database
32 --cap-from-fs
34 set files posix capabilities as installed files (do not force to
35 original capabilities, saved in rpm database)
36 -c, --comment-missing=<yes|no>
38 comment out in the specfile missing files. Default: no.
39 -D, --define=<defines>
41 defines to be passed to rpmbuild.
42 -d, --directory=<directory>
44 rpm package result will be written in directory.
45 -e, --edit-spec
47 alias to --edit-whole.
48 -f, --filter=<command>
50 alias for --change-spec-whole
51 -h, --help
53 output help information about all, but plugins option and exit.
54 --help-plugins
56 output help information about plugins options and exit.
57 -i, --include=<file>
59 read more options from the file 'file'.
60 -I, --install>
62 install the created package
63 -k, --keep-perm
65 alias to --pug-from-fs
66 -l, --list-plugin
68 list installed plugins
69 -m, --modify=<command>
71 alias to --change-files
72 -n, --notest-install
74 do not test install at end of rpm building
75 -p, --package
77 use package file, not installed rpm (this option is like rpm's
78 -p option)
79 --pug-from-db (default)
81 set files permission, uid and gid as saved in rpm database
82 --pug-from-fs
84 keep installed files permission, uid and gid (do not force to
85 original files permission, uid and gid saved in rpm database)
86 -P, --autoprovide
88 use rpm scripts to compute provides
89 -R, --autorequire
91 use rpm scripts to compute requires
92 -r, --release=<version>
94 specify a release
95 -s, --spec-only=<specfile>
97 do not rebuild package, only generate specfile. Can't be used
98 with --change-files.
99 -v, --verbose
101 verbose output
102 --debug
104 for debugging purposes : do not remove temporary files at end of
105 work
106 -V, --version
108 output version information and exit.
109 -w, --warning
111 display some warnings if it detects a potential problem (for
112 example, spec file which contains filename with globbing char).
113 -y, --verify=<yes|no>
115 Turn on/off package verifying before processing. Default: yes.
116 Can be turn off to get better performance.
117 PLUGINS OPTION
119 rpmrebuild use may be extended with plugins. Plugins are searched in
121 /usr/lib/rpmrebuild/plugins and then in $PATH
122 --change-files=<command>
124 Invoke plugin which change package's files. Note, that these
125 files are copied before to the temporary location, so installed
126 package's files not changed.
127 Can't be used with --spec-only
128 --change-spec-whole=<command>
130 --edit-whole
131 Invoke plugin or editor to change specfile.
132 --change-spec-preamble=<command>
134 --edit-preamble
135 --change-spec-conflicts=<command>
137 --edit-conflicts
138 --change-spec-obsoletes=<command>
140 --edit-obsoletes
141 --change-spec-provides=<command>
143 --edit-provides
144 --change-spec-requires=<command>
146 --edit-requires
147 --change-spec-suggests=<command>
149 --edit-suggests
150 --change-spec-enhances=<command>
152 --edit-enhances
153 --change-spec-description=<command>
155 --edit-description
156 --change-spec-files=<command>
158 --edit-files
159 --change-spec-triggers=<command>
161 --edit-triggers
162 --change-spec-pre=<command>
164 --edit-pre
165 --change-spec-post=<command>
167 --edit-post
168 --change-spec-preun=<command>
170 --edit-preun
171 --change-spec-postun=<command>
173 --edit-postun
174 --change-spec-pretrans=<command>
176 --edit-postrans
177 --change-spec-postrans=<command>
179 --edit-postrans
180 --change-spec-verifyscript=<command>
182 --edit-verifyscript
183 --change-spec-changelog=<command>
185 --edit-changelog
186 Invoke plugin or editor to change preamble, conflicts, obso‐
188 letes, provides, requires, description, files, triggers, prein‐
189 stall, postinstall, preuninstall, postuninstall, verifyscript or
190 changelog.
191 None of these options can be specified after --change-spec-whole
192 or --edit-whole.
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196 Any of the rpmrebuild's LONG option can be specified on the command
197 line or in the include file (file specified with -i/--include option).
198 Include files are also searched in the /usr/lib/rpmrebuild/plugins
200 directory.
201 Include file has following syntax.
203 comments
205 Any line begin with '#' or some number of whitespace and '#'.
206 empty line
208 empty line are ignored.
209 option line
211 option line is very similar to the option written on the command
212 line. the limitation of the option line in the file are:
213 long option
215 should be used ONLY long options WITHOUT leading --.
216 option's argument
218 option's argument should not be quoted.
219 separator
221 option's argument should be separated from option by spa‐
222 ces or tabs, not by equal ('=') sign.
223 non-optional argument(s)
225 package name (non-optional argument) shouldn't be speci‐
226 fied in the include file.
227 For example, if command line looks like:
229 rpmrebuild --change-files="pgm1 a b c" --change-spec-pre="pgm2
230 bb" pkg
231 Then include file should be written like:
233 change-files pgm1 a b c
234 change-spec-pre pgm2 bb
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238 ~/.rpmmacros
239 is used by rpm when building packages (macros)
240 $RPMREBUILD_TMPDIR/work
242 directory where rpmrebuild put temporary files.
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246 RPMREBUILD_TMPDIR
247 Directory for temporal files. If not set ~/.tmp/rpmrebuild.$$ is
248 used.
249 RPMREBUILD_OPTS
251 This is another way to pass options to rpmrebuild (to use with
252 care). It allows to change the default options on a host. For
253 example to activate the un_prelink plugin, just set RPMRE‐
254 BUILD_OPTS="--include un_prelink.plug"
255 VISUAL used to specify an editor for specfile. if not set EDITOR vari‐
257 able examined.
258 EDITOR used to specify an editor for specfile. if not set vi used.
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263 Build an rpm package as closed as possible to original one:
264 rpmrebuild --batch package
266 Build a modified package:
268 rpmrebuild --keep-perm package
270 Build a rpm from another rpm file:
272 rpmrebuild --package --filter filter /usr/src/redhat/i386/pack‐
274 age-i386.rpm
275 rebuild and sign the bash package
277 rpmrebuild --additional "--sign" bash
279 Rebuild rpm as legacy (rpm[23]) package:
281 rpmrebuild --additional "--nodirtokens" bash
283 Specify generated rpm name:
285 rpmrebuild --define "_rpmfilename %%{NAME}.rpm" bash
287 Change package interactive
289 rpmrebuild --package --change-files "/bin/bash" /some/place/bash.rpm
291 Change package non-interactive
293 rpmrebuild --package --change-files "a.sh && b.sh" /some/place/bash.rpm
295 if you have problem with rpm building, and if you know specfile syntax,
297 you can also edit it:
298 rpmrebuild --edit-whole package
300 batch change of version tag
302 rpmrebuild --change-spec-preamble='sed -e "s/^Version:.*/Version:
304 YourVersion/"' YourPackage
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308 Eric Gerbier <gerbier@users.sourceforge.net>
309 Valery Reznic <valery_reznic@users.sourceforge.net>
310 See <URL:http://rpmrebuild.sourceforge.net/>.
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315 rpmrebuild can not reproduce exactly a package, so
316 - md5 checksum will not match original ones.
317 - gpg or pgp signatures are lost
318 packages which contains file with globbing characters (* .. ? ) will
320 not build
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324 rpmrebuild is copyright (C) 2002 by Eric Gerbier.
325 this program is distributed under GNU General Public License
326 It is provided "as is", without any express or implied warranties.
327 See the file COPYING for details.
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331 rpm(8), rpmbuild(8), rpmrebuild_plugins(1), 'man -k rrp' for plugins
332 specific manpages.
333Eric Gerbier 2.11 rpmrebuild(1)