On Sat, May 13, 2000 at 11:55:43AM +0200, Jasper Jans wrote:
> All,
> Is it possible to install a redhat distribution (minimal)
> then download all the source rpms and compile these,
> then have them back in rpm format and reinstall
> redhat using these newly compiled rpms so that i end
> up with a fully optimized installation for my machine?
> If this is possible - what is the command to compile
> a source rpm and end up with an rpm ready for installation?
In the /usr/src/redhat/SPECS directory type:
rpm -ba ${spec_file_of_choice}
Your rpms will show up in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/*
> Thanks,
> J.
Mike
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