=== Creating Packages ===
* Packaging scenarios* Setting up a [[RPM Packaging Environment** Needed packages*** rpm-build*** rpmdevtools*** rpmlint*** yum-utils** Setting up the RPM tree*** run <code>rpmdev-setuptree</code>* Taking a look at existing source RPMS (useful as examples)** Installing *** <code>yumdownloader --source <i>nameofpackage</i></code>*** <code>rpm -i <i>nameofpackage</i>.src.rpm</code>*** Source will be in ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES and specfile will be in ~/rpmbuild/SPECS** Examine the specfile** Rebuild on the local machine -- takes a source RPM (SRPM) as input, produces binary and source RPMs as output*** <code>rpmbuild --rebuild <i>nameofpackage</i>.src.rpm</code>** Building from the spec file -- takes a specfile and source code as input, produces binary and source RPMs as output*** <code>cd ~/rpmbuild/SPECS; rpmbuild -ba <i>nameofpackage</i>.spec</code>Process]]
=== Writing a specfile ===