bsu-3.0.1-1.src.rpm
You can either build it in the /usr/src/redhat
directory tree, or
somewhere else where you have
write privileges (like your home directory tree). An alternative location can
be set with a .rpmmacros
file in your home directory. This is an example
of my .rpmmacros
file.
%packager P. Michaels <pm@cgiss.boisestate.edu> %vendor BSU %_topdir /home/pm/redhat %_prefix /usr %_exec_prefix %{_prefix} %_mandir %{_prefix}/share/man %_datadir %{_prefix}/share %_sysconfdir %{_prefix}/etc %_bindir %{_exec_prefix}/bin %_gpg_name Paul Michaels
The %_topdir
variable specifies where the package will be built. The
steps are to unpack the source
RPM, then cd into the SPECS directory and issue a build command. The unpack
command is
rpm -ihv bsu-3.0.1-1.src.rpm
The directory tree will look something like this:
redhat/ |-- BUILD |-- RPMS | |-- i386 | |-- noarch | `-- x86_64 | |-- SOURCES | `-- bsu-3.0.1.tar.gz |-- SPECS | `-- bsu-3.0.1-1.spec `-- SRPMS
Then change into the SPECS directory and edit the BSU spec file:
cd redhat/SPECS
vi bsu-3.0.1-1.spec
You can edit the bsu-3.0.1-1.spec file which starts like this:
%define name bsu %define version 3.0.1 %define release 1
And change the release to match your initials, say ``JMS":
%define name bsu %define version 3.0.1 %define release 1JMS
Save the edited spec file and then build the binary rpm:
rpmbuild -ba bsu-3.0.1-1.spec
If all goes well, it will build and locate a binary rpm in the
redhat\RPMS
directory tree. Install the
binary rpm as described in section 2.6.2.
pm 2018-04-08