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| − | [[Category:SBR600 Labs]]
| + | #REDIRECT [[DPI908/SBR600_RPM-Writing_Lab]] |
| − | = Purpose =
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| − | To create an RPM package.
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| − | = Resources =
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| − | * [[:category:RPM|Wiki pages on RPM]]
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| − | * [[:fedora:PackageMaintainers|Fedora Package Maintainers page]]
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| − | * [[:fedora:Packaging:ScriptletSnippets|Scriptlet Snippets]] - recipes for common scriptlets in spec files
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| − | ** [[:fedora:PackageMaintainers/CreatingPackageHowTo|Packaging How-To]]
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| − | * ''Fedora Linux'' chapter 5 (see Seneca Library website > eBooks > View All > Safari > Fedora Linux).
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| − | = Preparation =
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| − | # Install the required packages:
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| − | #* <code>yum groupinstall "Fedora Packager"</code>
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| − | #* <code>yum install rpmlint yum-utils</code> | |
| − | # Create the ~/rpmbuild directories and the ~/.rpmmacros file by running this command: <code>rpmdev-setuptree</code>
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| − | = Steps =
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| − | For each of the two packages you [[SBR600 Build-from-Source Lab|previously built from source]]:
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| − | # Put the package source code (tarball) in <code>~/rpmbuild/SOURCES</code>
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| − | # Change to the SPECS directory: <code>cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS</code>
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| − | # Create an empty skeleton spec file: <code>rpmdev-newspec ''nameOfPackage''</code>
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| − | # Edit the specfile. Fill in the metadata and all of the required sections.
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| − | # Attempt to build your package: <code>rpmbuild -ba ''nameOfPackage''.spec</code>
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| − | # If there are errors, edit the specfile and try building again. Repeat until the build is successful.
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| − | # When the build is successful, the binary RPMs will be placed in <code>~/rpmbuild/RPMS</code> and the source RPM will be placed in <code>~/rpmbuild/SRPMS/</code>
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| − | You should also test your build:
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| − | # Run the ''rpmlint'' command once for each of these files, giving the filename as the positional argument:
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| − | #* the spec file
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| − | #* the SRPM
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| − | #* each binary RPM
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| − | # Note any errors or warnings
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| − | # Attempt to address each of the errors or warnings. Adding <code>-i</code> to the ''rpmlint'' command line will provide informative messages about the cause of each error; the [[:fedora:Common_Rpmlint_issues|Common Rpmlint issues]] page may also be a useful resource.
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| − | #* If you cannot address each of the errors and warnings, refer to the [[:fedora:Main_Page|Fedora wiki]] or use IRC and/or email to ask a Fedora packager, classmate, or your professor for assistance.
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| − | = Deliverables =
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| − | Write a blog post about your experience building these packages. Include notes about what worked and didn't work, and include a link to the spec files, SRPMs, and RPMs.
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