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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9 rpmrebuild [option] <packagename>
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11 rpm --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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20 -a, --additional=<flags>
21 pass additional flags to rpmbuild
22 -b, --batch
24 work in batch mode (no interactive query if files change)
25 -c, --comment-missing=<yes|no>
27 comment out in the specfile missing files. Default: no.
28 -D, --define=<defines>
30 defines to be passed to rpmbuild.
31 -d, --directory=<directory>
33 rpm package result will be written in directory.
34 -e, --edit-spec
36 alias to --edit-whole.
37 -f, --filter=<command>
39 alias for --change-spec-whole
40 -h, --help
42 output help information about all, but plugins option and exit.
43 --help-plugins
45 output help information about plugins options and exit.
46 -i, --include=<file>
48 read more options from the file 'file'.
49 -k, --keep-perm
51 alias to --pug-from-fs
52 -m, --modify=<command>
54 alias to --change-files
55 -n, --notest-install
57 do not test install at end of rpm building
58 -p, --package
60 use package file, not installed rpm (this option is like rpm's
61 -p option)
62 --pug-from-db (default)
64 set files permission, uid and gid as saved in rpm database
65 --pug-from-fs
67 keep installed files permission, uid and gid (do not force to
68 original files permission, uid and gid saved in rpm database)
69 -P, --autoprovide
71 use rpm scripts to compute provides
72 -R, --autorequire
74 use rpm scripts to compute requires
75 -r, --release=<version>
77 specify a release
78 -s, --spec-only=<specfile>
80 do not rebuild package, only generate specfile. Can't be used
81 with --change-files.
82 -v, --verbose
84 verbose output
85 --debug
87 for debugging purposes : do not remove temporary files at end of
88 work
89 -V, --version
91 output version information and exit.
92 -w, --warning
94 display some warnings if it detects a potential problem (for
95 example, spec file which contains filename with globbing char).
96 -y, --verify=<yes|no>
98 Turn on/off package verifying before processing. Default: yes.
99 Can be turn off to get better performance.
100 PLUGINS OPTION
102 rpmrebuild use may be extended with plugins. Plugins are searched in
104 /usr/lib/rpmrebuild/plugins and then in $PATH
105 --change-files=<command>
107 Invoke plugin which change package's files. Note, that these
108 files are copied before to the temporary location, so installed
109 package's files not changed.
110 Can't be used with --spec-only
111 --change-spec-whole=<command>
113 --edit-whole
114 Invoke plugin or editor to change specfile.
115 --change-spec-preamble=<command>
117 --edit-preamble
118 --change-spec-conflicts=<command>
120 --edit-conflicts
121 --change-spec-obsoletes=<command>
123 --edit-obsoletes
124 --change-spec-provides=<command>
126 --edit-provides
127 --change-spec-requires=<command>
129 --edit-requires
130 --change-spec-description=<command>
132 --edit-description
133 --change-spec-files=<command>
135 --edit-files
136 --change-spec-triggers=<command>
138 --edit-triggers
139 --change-spec-pre=<command>
141 --edit-pre
142 --change-spec-post=<command>
144 --edit-post
145 --change-spec-preun=<command>
147 --edit-preun
148 --change-spec-postun=<command>
150 --edit-postun
151 --change-spec-verifyscript=<command>
153 --edit-verifyscript
154 --change-spec-changelog=<command>
156 --edit-changelog
157 Invoke plugin or editor to change preamble, conflicts, obso‐
159 letes, provides, requires, description, files, triggers, prein‐
160 stall, postinstall, preuninstall, postuninstall, verifyscript or
161 changelog.
162 None of these options can be specified after --change-spec-whole
163 or --edit-whole.
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166 Any of the rpmrebuild's LONG option can be specified on the command
167 line or in the include file (file specified with -i/--include option).
168 Include files are searched in the /usr/lib/rpmrebuild/plugins direc‐
170 tory.
171 Include file has following syntax.
173 comments
175 Any line begin with '#' or some number of whitespace and '#'.
176 empty line
178 empty line are ignored.
179 option line
181 option line is very similar to the option written on the command
182 line. the limitation of the option line in the file are:
183 long option
185 should be used ONLY long options WITHOUT leading --.
186 option's argument
188 option's argument should not be quoted.
189 separator
191 - option's argument should be separated from option by
192 spaces or tabs, not by equal ('=') sign.
193 non-optional argument(s)
195 package name (non-optional argument) shouldn't be speci‐
196 fied in the include file.
197 For example, if command line looks like:
199 rpmrebuild --change-files="pgm1 a b c" --change-spec-pre="pgm2
200 bb" pkg
201 Then include file should be written like:
203 change-files pgm1 a b c
204 change-spec-pre pgm2 bb
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207 ~/.rpmmacros
208 is used by rpm when building packages (macros)
209 /etc/popt
211 contains rpm alias used by rpmrebuild
212 $RPMREBUILD_TMPDIR/work
214 directory where rpmrebuild put temporary files.
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217 RPMREBUILD_TMPDIR
218 Directory for temporal files. If not set ~/.tmp/rpmrebuild.$$ is
219 used.
220 VISUAL used to specify an editor for specfile. if not set EDITOR vari‐
222 able examined.
223 EDITOR used to specify an editor for specfile. if not set vi used.
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227 Build an rpm package as closed as possible to original one:
228 rpm --rpmrebuild --batch package
230 Build a modified package:
232 rpm --rpmrebuild --keep-perm package
234 Build a rpm from another rpm file:
236 rpm --rpmrebuild --package --filter filter /usr/src/redhat/i386/pack‐
238 age-i386.rpm
239 Rebuild rpm as legacy (rpm[23]) package:
241 rpm --rpmrebuild --additional "--nodirtokens" bash
243 Specify generated rpm name:
245 rpm --rpmrebuild --define "_rpmfilename %%{NAME}.rpm" bash
247 Change package interactive
249 rpm --rpmrebuild --package --change-files "/bin/bash"
251 /some/place/bash.rpm
252 Change package non-interactive
254 rpm --rpmrebuild --package --change-files "a.sh && b.sh"
256 /some/place/bash.rpm
257 if you have problem with rpm building, and if you know specfile syntax,
259 you can also edit it:
260 rpm --rpmrebuild --edit-whole package
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264 Eric Gerbier <gerbier@users.sourceforge.net>
265 Valery Reznic <valery_reznic@users.sourceforge.net>
266 See <URL:http://rpmrebuild.sourceforge.net/>.
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270 rpmrebuild can not reproduce exactly a package, so
271 - md5 checksum will not match original ones.
272 - gpg or pgp signatures are lost
273 packages which contains file with globbing characters (* .. ? ) will
276 not build
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279 rpmrebuild is copyright (C) 2002 by Eric Gerbier.
280 this program is distributed under GNU General Public License
281 It is provided "as is", without any express or implied warranties.
282 See the file COPYING for details.
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285 rpm(8), rpmbuild(8), rpmrebuild_plugins(1), 'man -k rrp' for plugins
286 specific manpages.
287Eric Gerbier 2.1.1 rpmrebuild(1)