On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Peter Samuel wrote: > You can extract the files in an rpm using rpm2cpio. Then you can use > that to build a new tarball. > > cd /var/tmp > mkdir foo-1.1 > cd foo-1.1 > rpm2cpio foo-1.1.noarch.rpm | cpio -iv
I think you'll find you need the -d option to cpio - "cpio -idv". Of course, if your intention is to modify an existing RPM, the best process is to ask for the source RPM for the original package. -- Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lead Product Developer Network Server Solutions Group Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/smallbusiness Phone: +1 (613) 592 5660 or 592 2122 Fax: +1 (613) 592 1175 -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
