1RBM(1)                                                                  RBM(1)
2
3
4

NAME

6       rbm - Packaging tool
7

SYNOPSIS

9       rbm [command] [options]
10

DESCRIPTION

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.
16
17       It can be used to create rpm, debian and other types of packages.
18

MAIN FEATURES

20       tarball creation
21           Create tarballs for your software using a simple command and a git
22           or mercurial revision.
23
24       automatic verification of gpg signatures
25           If your git commits or git tags are gpg signed, the signature can
26           be automatically checked using a specified keyring.
27
28       package creation
29           Create binary or source packages from any git or mercurial revision
30           using a simple command.
31
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
36           from the same workspace, using a Debian chroot.
37
38       customizable
39           Almost everything rbm do can be changed using some optional
40           settings, globally, or for some selected projects or OSs.
41
42       simple configuration
43           The configuration is done using simple YAML files.
44
45       a flexible configuration system
46           All settings can be set globally, per workspace, project, or target
47           operating system.
48
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
53           set using a command to grep the README file in your sources tree.
54
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
59           be executed when the option is queried, and whose return value will
60           be used as the option value.
61

DOCUMENTATION

63       The following man pages are available :
64
65       •   rbm_tutorial(7) : A tutorial introduction to rbm
66
67       •   rbm_layout(7) : The rbm layout
68
69       •   rbm_config(7) : The rbm configuration
70
71       •   rbm_modules(7) : The rbm modules
72
73       •   rbm_cli(7) : The rbm command line interface
74
75       •   rbm_templates(7) : The rbm templates
76
77       •   rbm_remote(7) : The rbm remote builds
78
79       •   rbm_input_files(7) : The input files configuration
80
81       •   rbm_targets(7) : The targets configuration
82
83       •   rbm_steps(7) : The steps configuration
84
85       rbm commands :
86
87       •   rbm(1)
88
89       •   rbm-usage(1)
90
91       •   rbm-tar(1)
92
93       •   rbm-showconf(1)
94
95       •   rbm-build(1)
96
97       •   rbm-fetch(1)
98

EXAMPLES

100       You can look at the Tor Browser build repository for an example of how
101       it can be used.
102       https://gitweb.torproject.org/builders/tor-browser-build.git/
103
104
105
106                                  07/28/2023                            RBM(1)
Impressum