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. you need to run rpmrebuild as root
63 user.
64 -k, --keep-perm
66 alias to --pug-from-fs
67 -l, --list-plugin
69 list installed plugins
70 -m, --modify=<command>
72 alias to --change-files
73 -n, --notest-install
75 do not test install at end of rpm building
76 -p, --package
78 use package file, not installed rpm (this option is like rpm's
79 -p option)
80 --pug-from-db (default)
82 set files permission, uid and gid as saved in rpm database
83 --pug-from-fs
85 keep installed files permission, uid and gid (do not force to
86 original files permission, uid and gid saved in rpm database)
87 -P, --autoprovide
89 use rpm scripts to compute provides
90 -R, --autorequire
92 use rpm scripts to compute requires
93 -r, --release=<version>
95 specify a release
96 -s, --spec-only=<specfile>
98 do not rebuild package, only generate specfile. Can't be used
99 with --change-files.
100 -v, --verbose
102 verbose output
103 --debug
105 for debugging purposes : do not remove temporary files at end of
106 work. also force verbose mode
107 -V, --version
109 output version information and exit.
110 -w, --warning
112 display some warnings if it detects a potential problem (for
113 example, spec file which contains filename with globbing char).
114 -y, --verify=<yes|no>
116 Turn on/off package verifying before processing. Default: yes.
117 Can be turn off to get better performance.
118 PLUGINS OPTION
120 rpmrebuild use may be extended with plugins. Plugins are searched in
122 /usr/lib/rpmrebuild/plugins and then in $PATH
123 --change-files=<command>
125 Invoke plugin which change package's files. Note, that these
126 files are copied before to the temporary location, so installed
127 package's files not changed.
128 Can't be used with --spec-only
129 --change-spec-whole=<command>
131 --edit-whole
132 Invoke plugin or editor to change specfile.
133 --change-spec-preamble=<command>
135 --edit-preamble
136 --change-spec-conflicts=<command>
138 --edit-conflicts
139 --change-spec-obsoletes=<command>
141 --edit-obsoletes
142 --change-spec-provides=<command>
144 --edit-provides
145 --change-spec-requires=<command>
147 --edit-requires
148 --change-spec-suggests=<command>
150 --edit-suggests
151 --change-spec-enhances=<command>
153 --edit-enhances
154 --change-spec-recommends=<command>
156 --edit-recommends
157 --change-spec-supplements=<command>
159 --edit-supplements
160 --change-spec-description=<command>
162 --edit-description
163 --change-spec-files=<command>
165 --edit-files
166 --change-spec-triggers=<command>
168 --edit-triggers
169 --change-spec-pre=<command>
171 --edit-pre
172 --change-spec-post=<command>
174 --edit-post
175 --change-spec-preun=<command>
177 --edit-preun
178 --change-spec-postun=<command>
180 --edit-postun
181 --change-spec-pretrans=<command>
183 --edit-pretrans
184 --change-spec-postrans=<command>
186 --edit-postrans
187 --change-spec-verifyscript=<command>
189 --edit-verifyscript
190 --change-spec-changelog=<command>
192 --edit-changelog
193 Invoke plugin or editor to change preamble, conflicts, obso‐
195 letes, provides, requires, description, files, triggers, prein‐
196 stall, postinstall, preuninstall, postuninstall, verifyscript or
197 changelog.
198 None of these options can be specified after --change-spec-whole
199 or --edit-whole.
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203 Any of the rpmrebuild's LONG option can be specified on the command
204 line or in the include file (file specified with -i/--include option).
205 Include files are also searched in the /usr/lib/rpmrebuild/plugins
207 directory.
208 Include file has following syntax.
210 comments
212 Any line begin with '#' or some number of whitespace and '#'.
213 empty line
215 empty line are ignored.
216 option line
218 option line is very similar to the option written on the command
219 line. the limitation of the option line in the file are:
220 long option
222 should be used ONLY long options WITHOUT leading --.
223 option's argument
225 option's argument should not be quoted.
226 separator
228 option's argument should be separated from option by spa‐
229 ces or tabs, not by equal ('=') sign.
230 non-optional argument(s)
232 package name (non-optional argument) shouldn't be speci‐
233 fied in the include file.
234 For example, if command line looks like:
236 rpmrebuild --change-files="pgm1 a b c" --change-spec-pre="pgm2
237 bb" pkg
238 Then include file should be written like:
240 change-files pgm1 a b c
241 change-spec-pre pgm2 bb
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245 ~/.rpmmacros
246 is used by rpm when building packages (macros)
247 $RPMREBUILD_TMPDIR/work
249 directory where rpmrebuild put temporary files.
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253 RPMREBUILD_TMPDIR
254 Directory for temporal files. If not set ~/.tmp/rpmrebuild.$$ is
255 used.
256 RPMREBUILD_OPTS
258 This is another way to pass options to rpmrebuild (to use with
259 care). It allows to change the default options on a host. For
260 example to activate the un_prelink plugin, just set RPMRE‐
261 BUILD_OPTS="--include un_prelink.plug"
262 VISUAL used to specify an editor for specfile. if not set EDITOR vari‐
264 able examined.
265 EDITOR used to specify an editor for specfile. if not set vi used.
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270 Build an rpm package as closed as possible to original one:
271 rpmrebuild --batch package
273 Build a modified package:
275 rpmrebuild --keep-perm package
277 Build a rpm from another rpm file:
279 rpmrebuild --package --filter filter /usr/src/redhat/i386/pack‐
281 age-i386.rpm
282 rebuild and sign the bash package
284 rpmrebuild --additional "--sign" bash
286 Rebuild rpm as legacy (rpm[23]) package:
288 rpmrebuild --additional "--nodirtokens" bash
290 Specify generated rpm name:
292 rpmrebuild --define "_rpmfilename %%{NAME}.rpm" bash
294 Change package interactive
296 rpmrebuild --package --change-files "/bin/bash" /some/place/bash.rpm
298 Change package non-interactive
300 rpmrebuild --package --change-files "a.sh && b.sh" /some/place/bash.rpm
302 if you have problem with rpm building, and if you know specfile syntax,
304 you can also edit it:
305 rpmrebuild --edit-whole package
307 batch change of version tag
309 rpmrebuild --change-spec-preamble='sed -e "s/^Version:.*/Version:
311 YourVersion/"' YourPackage
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315 Eric Gerbier <gerbier@users.sourceforge.net>
316 Valery Reznic <valery_reznic@users.sourceforge.net>
317 See <URL:http://rpmrebuild.sourceforge.net/>.
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322 rpmrebuild can not reproduce exactly a package, so
323 - md5 checksum will not match original ones.
324 - gpg or pgp signatures are lost
325 packages which contains file with globbing characters (* .. ? ) will
327 not build
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331 rpmrebuild is copyright (C) 2002 by Eric Gerbier.
332 this program is distributed under GNU General Public License
333 It is provided "as is", without any express or implied warranties.
334 See the file COPYING for details.
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338 rpm(8), rpmbuild(8), rpmrebuild_plugins(1), 'man -k rrp' for plugins
339 specific manpages.
340Eric Gerbier 2.15 rpmrebuild(1)