--On Thursday, October 16, 2003 1:53 PM -0500 Bill Polhemus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> However, I have never attempted to build SRPMS myself. Is this difficult to > do? A spec file (used to guide building an SRPM into an RPM) is just a text file with an RPM DB entry (eg. name, version, description, etc.) and the rules needed to turn tarballs and patches into an installed set of binaries. It's a formal instance of the stuff usually described in an INSTALL file. The spec file includes a prep, build, install, and files section. prep unpacks the tarball and applies patches. build runs configure and make. install runs "make install" and does any special file moves, with the install directed to a "fake root" so it doesn't affect your build system. The files section lists what files in this fake root get packaged into the binary RPM. There are also some script sections that can be used to do any special pre and post actions during the "real" installation of the package, such as creating users or stopping and starting daemons. For lots more info, go to http://www.rpm.org/ and check out the online book Maximum RPM and the RPM mailing list. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
