1rpmrebuild(1)                      rpm tools                     rpmrebuild(1)
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NAME

6       rpmrebuild - a tool to build an rpm package from an installed package
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SYNOPSIS

10       rpmrebuild [option] <packagename>
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DESCRIPTION

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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OPTIONS

21       -5  --md5-compat-digest
22              use rpm 4.4 compatible digest (md5)
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24       -a, --additional=<flags>
25              pass additional flags to rpmbuild
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27       -b, --batch
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30       --cap-from-db (default)
31              set files posix capabilities as saved in rpm database
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33       --cap-from-fs
34              set files posix capabilities as installed files (do not force to
35              original capabilities, saved in rpm database)
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37       -c, --comment-missing=<yes|no>
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46       -e, --edit-spec
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52       -h, --help
53              output help information about all, but plugins option and exit.
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55       --help-plugins
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58       -i, --include=<file>
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62              install  the created package. you need to run rpmrebuild as root
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81       --pug-from-db (default)
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88       -P, --autoprovide
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94       -r, --release=<version>
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105              for debugging purposes : do not remove temporary files at end of
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112              display some warnings if it detects  a  potential  problem  (for
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116              Turn  on/off package verifying before processing.  Default: yes.
117              Can be turn off to get better performance.
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119       PLUGINS OPTION
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121       rpmrebuild use may be extended with plugins.  Plugins are  searched  in
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124       --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
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130       --change-spec-whole=<command>
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134       --change-spec-preamble=<command>
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137       --change-spec-conflicts=<command>
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140       --change-spec-obsoletes=<command>
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143       --change-spec-provides=<command>
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146       --change-spec-requires=<command>
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149       --change-spec-suggests=<command>
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152       --change-spec-enhances=<command>
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155       --change-spec-recommends=<command>
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158       --change-spec-supplements=<command>
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161       --change-spec-description=<command>
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164       --change-spec-files=<command>
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167       --change-spec-triggers=<command>
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170       --change-spec-pre=<command>
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176       --change-spec-preun=<command>
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179       --change-spec-postun=<command>
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182       --change-spec-pretrans=<command>
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191       --change-spec-changelog=<command>
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194              Invoke  plugin  or  editor  to change preamble, conflicts, obso‐
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198              None of these options can be specified after --change-spec-whole
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INCLUDE FILES

203       Any  of  the  rpmrebuild's  LONG option can be specified on the command
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212              Any line begin with '#' or some number of whitespace and '#'.
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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:
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221              long option
222                     should be used ONLY long options WITHOUT leading --.
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227              separator
228                     option's argument should be separated from option by spa‐
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231              non-optional argument(s)
232                     package  name (non-optional argument) shouldn't be speci‐
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235       For example, if command line looks like:
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FILES

245       ~/.rpmmacros
246              is used by rpm when building packages (macros)
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ENVIRONMENT

253       RPMREBUILD_TMPDIR
254              Directory for temporal files. If not set ~/.tmp/rpmrebuild.$$ is
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258              This is another way to pass options to rpmrebuild (to  use  with
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260              example to activate  the  un_prelink  plugin,  just  set  RPMRE‐
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263       VISUAL used  to specify an editor for specfile. if not set EDITOR vari‐
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EXAMPLES

270       Build an rpm package as closed as possible to original one:
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278       Build a rpm from another rpm file:
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AUTHORS

315       Eric Gerbier <gerbier@users.sourceforge.net>
316       Valery Reznic <valery_reznic@users.sourceforge.net>
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NOTES

322       rpmrebuild can not reproduce exactly a package, so
323              - md5 checksum will not match original ones.
324              - gpg or pgp signatures are lost
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326       packages  which  contains  file with globbing characters (* .. ? ) will
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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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SEE ALSO

338       rpm(8), rpmbuild(8), rpmrebuild_plugins(1), 'man -k  rrp'  for  plugins
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343Eric Gerbier                         2.15                        rpmrebuild(1)
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