Building RPMs

[Ben Stanley]

For learning about how to build RPMs, these are my recommendations (in
order):

A useful, boiled down summary from the guy who does FreshRPMs:
The Fight
http://freshrpms.net/docs/fight/
I don´t know how old this one is, but it is probably the best place to
start.

This book is very useful for further information and sorting out the
inevitable nits that crop up:
The RedHat RPM Guide, 2003
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0764549650/002-5046907-6861617?v=glance

There is also an older, free book called Maximum RPM (not as useful or
up-to-date - 2000). It is the previous version of the RedHat RPM Guide:
http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm-snapshot/

And a HOWTO from 1999, but I haven´t used it:
http://www.rpm.org/RPM-HOWTO/

Anyway, there are other resources at www.rpm.org as well, including the
rpm mailing list.

Ben.

On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 01:34, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> On Monday 03 January 2005 15:38, Paul wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > > Could some one direct me to a driver for the LT Winmodem for Fedora 3,
> >
> > Linmodems.org not have one?
> >
> > Really, go for an external modem and drop those cheap nasty winmodems in
> > the bin - they're nothing but trouble.
> >
> > TTFN
> >
> > Paul
> 
> Personally Yes I agree with you, unfortunately I can't, I run one of the 
> biggest PC manufacturing plants in Africa, and we the buyer change the 
> hardware we have to make it work.
> We were using the smartlinks which were easy, now lucent despite my efforts to 
> have them banned in linux systems.
> 
> I will look on Linmodems.org, but what I would really appreciate later this 
> week is if someone could show me how to create an rpm for this modem for FC3.
> 
> My staff are not as clued up as I am on the Linux playground and I never get a 
> break from work unless the drivers are in rpm form.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> -- 
> Chadley Wilson
> Redhat Certified Technician 
> Cert Number: 603004708291270
> Pinnacle Micro
> Manufacturers of Proline Computers
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