rpm-building-101.pdf

RPM BUILDING 101:
A LAZY ADMIN'S GUIDE FOR BUILDING
SOFTWARE TO DEPLOY
Created by /
Brian Stinson @bstinsonmhk
http://kan.st/1G9

AGENDA:
Setup
What is an RPM?
The Spec File
The Building Blocks (rpmbuild)
Intermediate Tools (mock)

SETUP
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WHAT IS AN RPM?
Headers/Metadata
CPIO archive
name-version-release.arch.rpm
python-dateutil-1.5-7.el7.noarch.rpm
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LET'S BUILD!
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Build a Binary RPM
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PROBLEMS WITH RPMBUILD
Lots of BuildRequires packages
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BUILDING WITH MOCK
Build an SRPM from our Spec File
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BUILDING WITH MOCK
Give Mock our SRPM
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BUILD LOGS AND FINAL RPMS
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FURTHER READING
Package Guidelines (Fedora & EPEL):
Koji (builds on top of mock):
CentOS Community Build System:
Your Own Local Yum Repo:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines
http://www.fedorahosted.org/koji
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/CommunityBuildSystem
http://createrepo.baseurl.org/

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