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6 rbm - Packaging tool
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9 rbm [command] [options]
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12 Reproducible Build Manager (rbm) is a tool that helps you create and
13 build packages for multiple linux distributions, and automate the parts
14 that can be automated. It includes options to run the build in a
15 defined environement to allow reproducing the build.
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17 It can be used to create rpm, debian and other types of packages.
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20 tarball creation
21 Create tarballs for your software using a simple command and a git
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24 automatic verification of gpg signatures
25 If your git commits or git tags are gpg signed, the signature can
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28 package creation
29 Create binary or source packages from any git or mercurial revision
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32 remote builds
33 Build your software on a remote server with ssh, or in a local
34 chroot using a different OS. For instance if you are using rbm on
35 an rpm based distribution, this allows you to build debian packages
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38 customizable
39 Almost everything rbm do can be changed using some optional
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42 simple configuration
43 The configuration is done using simple YAML files.
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45 a flexible configuration system
46 All settings can be set globally, per workspace, project, or target
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49 a dynamic configuration system
50 All configuration settings are templates. You can reuse other
51 configuration settings, or the output of some commands in those
52 settings. For instance, the version number of your software can be
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55 extensible in perl
56 While the configuration is usually done in simple YAML, you can
57 also in the same configuration file use perl to define any of the
58 options. Those options can be defined by a perl function that will
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63 The following man pages are available :
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65 • rbm_tutorial(7) : A tutorial introduction to rbm
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67 • rbm_layout(7) : The rbm layout
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71 • rbm_modules(7) : The rbm modules
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73 • rbm_cli(7) : The rbm command line interface
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75 • rbm_templates(7) : The rbm templates
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79 • rbm_input_files(7) : The input files configuration
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100 You can look at the Tor Browser build repository for an example of how
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102 https://gitweb.torproject.org/builders/tor-browser-build.git/
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