Building RPMs

[David L Norris]

On Fri, 2004-05-07 at 13:59, Bob Shaffer wrote:
> Can someone point me to a complete howto for making a .spec file/RPM
> package?  Is there a tool available that simplifies the entire process?

You'll probably want to create a DSA key to sign RPMs:
http://webber.dewinter.com/gnupg_howto/english/GPGMiniHowto-3.html#ss3.1

Never build RPMs as root lest you destroy your system:
http://www.rpm.org/hintskinks/buildtree/rpmbuild-nonroot/README


How to setup RPM and write spec files:
http://freshrpms.net/docs/fight/

Fedora (and Red Hat) RPM standards:
http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/developers-guide/ch-rpm-building.html

RPM How-To (old but good):
http://www.rpm.org/RPM-HOWTO/

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 David Norris
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