BTW here are a couple of other commands I find useful when working
with .src rpms:
rpm -i <src.rpm> : unpack tar and spec
to /usr/src/redhat/{SOURCES,SPECS} (as Neale mentioned the rpm db isn't
updated)
rpmbuild -bp SPECS/<specfile>.spec : unpack tar to BUILD/, apply
patches, and usually run ./configure
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/<specfile>.spec : same as -bp but also run the
compile. This writes the RPM to the RPMS/s390{x} directory
rpmbuild -ba SPECS/<specfile>.spec: same as -bb but also builds a .src
rpm in SRPMS/
Of course these are only useful if you want to look at or change the
source. If you just want to build, rpmbuild --rebuild is all you need.
-Brad
On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 12:18 -0500, Peter Webb, Toronto Transit
Commission wrote:
> The Red Hat RPM Guide
> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/drafts/rpm-guide-en/ch-rpm-overview.html#i
> d2928597 and
> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/drafts/rpm-guide-en/ch03s02.html#id2934186
> .
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Mark Post
> Sent: December 18, 2006 12:15
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Source RPM Install Problem
>
> Peter,
>
> Which documentation is that? Most likely, a patch submitted to the
> developers would be worth trying.
>
>
> Mark Post
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> Peter Webb, Toronto Transit Commission
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 10:54 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Source RPM Install Problem
>
>
> Thanks Neal, that worked. I just the documentation actually stated that
> you had to do that, instead of obliquely implying it.
>
> Peter
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