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rpmbuild(8)


NAME

   rpmbuild - Build RPM Package(s)

SYNOPSIS

   BUILDING PACKAGES:
   rpmbuild {-ba|-bb|-bp|-bc|-bi|-bl|-bs} [rpmbuild-options] SPECFILE ...

   rpmbuild {-ta|-tb|-tp|-tc|-ti|-tl|-ts} [rpmbuild-options] TARBALL ...

   rpmbuild {--rebuild|--recompile} SOURCEPKG ...

   MISCELLANEOUS:
   rpmbuild --showrc

   rpmbuild-options
    [--buildroot DIRECTORY] [--clean] [--nobuild]
    [--rmsource] [--rmspec] [--short-circuit]
    [--noclean] [--nocheck]
    [--target PLATFORM]

DESCRIPTION

   rpmbuild  is used to build both binary and source software packages.  A
   package consists of an archive of files and meta-data used  to  install
   and  erase  the  archive  files. The meta-data includes helper scripts,
   file  attributes,  and  descriptive  information  about  the   package.
   Packages  come  in  two varieties: binary packages, used to encapsulate
   software to be installed, and source packages,  containing  the  source
   code and recipe necessary to produce binary packages.

   One of the following basic modes must be selected: Build Package, Build
   Package from Tarball, Recompile Package, Show Configuration.

   GENERAL OPTIONS
   These options can be used in all the different modes.

   -?, --help
          Print a longer usage message then normal.

   --version
          Print a single line containing the version number of  rpm  being
          used.

   --quiet
          Print  as little as possible - normally only error messages will
          be displayed.

   -v     Print verbose information - normally routine  progress  messages
          will be displayed.

   -vv    Print lots of ugly debugging information.

   --rcfile FILELIST
          Each  of  the  files  in  the  colon  separated FILELIST is read
          sequentially by rpm for  configuration  information.   Only  the
          first  file  in the list must exist, and tildes will be expanded
          to   the   value   of   $HOME.    The   default   FILELIST    is
          /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc:/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc:/etc/rpmrc:~/.rpmrc.

   --pipe CMD
          Pipes the output of rpm to the command CMD.

   --dbpath DIRECTORY
          Use the database in  DIRECTORY  rather  than  the  default  path
          /var/lib/rpm

   --root DIRECTORY
          Use the file system tree rooted at DIRECTORY for all operations.
          Note that this means the database within DIRECTORY will be  used
          for  dependency  checks  and  any  scriptlet(s)  (e.g.  %post if
          installing, or %prep if building, a package) will be run after a
          chroot(2) to DIRECTORY.

   -D, --define='MACRO EXPR'
          Defines MACRO with value EXPR.

   BUILD OPTIONS
   The general form of an rpm build command is

   rpmbuild -bSTAGE|-tSTAGE [      rpmbuild-options
    ] FILE ...

   The  argument  used  is  -b  if  a spec file is being used to build the
   package  and  -t  if  rpmbuild  should  look  inside  of  a   (possibly
   compressed)  tar  file  for  the  spec  file  to  use.  After the first
   argument, the next character (STAGE) specifies the stages  of  building
   and packaging to be done and is one of:

   -ba    Build binary and source packages (after doing the %prep, %build,
          and %install stages).

   -bb    Build a binary package  (after  doing  the  %prep,  %build,  and
          %install stages).

   -bp    Executes  the  "%prep"  stage  from the spec file. Normally this
          involves unpacking the sources and applying any patches.

   -bc    Do the "%build" stage from the spec file (after doing the  %prep
          stage).  This generally involves the equivalent of a "make".

   -bi    Do  the  "%install"  stage  from  the spec file (after doing the
          %prep  and  %build  stages).   This   generally   involves   the
          equivalent of a "make install".

   -bl    Do  a  "list check".  The "%files" section from the spec file is
          macro expanded, and checks are made to  verify  that  each  file
          exists.

   -bs    Build just the source package.

   The following options may also be used:

   --buildroot DIRECTORY
          When  building  a  package,  override  the  BuildRoot  tag  with
          directory DIRECTORY.

   --clean
          Remove the build tree after the packages are made.

   --nobuild
          Do not execute any build stages. Useful  for  testing  out  spec
          files.

   --noclean
          Do not execute %clean build stage even if present in spec.

   --nocheck
          Do not execute %check build stage even if present in spec.

   --nodeps
          Do not verify build dependencies.

   --rmsource
          Remove the sources after the build (may also be used standalone,
          e.g. "rpmbuild --rmsource foo.spec").

   --rmspec
          Remove  the  spec  file  after  the  build  (may  also  be  used
          standalone, eg. "rpmbuild --rmspec foo.spec").

   --short-circuit
          Skip  straight to specified stage (i.e., skip all stages leading
          up to the specified stage).  Only valid with -bc, -bi, and  -bb.
          Useful  for local testing only.  Packages built this way will be
          marked  with  an  unsatisfiable  dependency  to  prevent   their
          accidental use.

   --target PLATFORM
          When  building the package, interpret PLATFORM as arch-vendor-os
          and set  the  macros  %_target,  %_target_cpu,  and  %_target_os
          accordingly.

   REBUILD AND RECOMPILE OPTIONS
   There are two other ways to invoke building with rpm:

   rpmbuild --rebuild|--recompile SOURCEPKG ...

   When  invoked this way, rpmbuild installs the named source package, and
   does a prep, compile and install.  In addition, --rebuild builds a  new
   binary  package.  When  the build has completed, the build directory is
   removed (as in --clean) and the the  sources  and  spec  file  for  the
   package are removed.

   SHOWRC
   The command

   rpmbuild --showrc

   shows the values rpmbuild will use for all of the options are currently
   set in rpmrc and macros configuration file(s).

FILES

   rpmrc Configuration
   /usr/lib/rpm/rpmrc
   /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmrc
   /etc/rpmrc
   ~/.rpmrc

   Macro Configuration
   /usr/lib/rpm/macros
   /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/macros
   /etc/rpm/macros
   ~/.rpmmacros

   Temporary
   /var/tmp/rpm*

SEE ALSO

   gendiff(1),
   popt(3),
   rpm(8),
   rpm2cpio(8),
   rpmkeys(8)
   rpmspec(8),
   rpmsign(8),

   rpmbuild --help - as rpm supports  customizing  the  options  via  popt
   aliases  it's  impossible  to  guarantee  that  what's described in the
   manual matches what's available.

   http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>

AUTHORS

   Marc Ewing <marc@redhat.com>
   Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
   Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>



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